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... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working time
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working time
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working time
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working time
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working time
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working time
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working time
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > social issues > working time
social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > working time
social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > working time

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working time  

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  • Working time is the primary resource that organizations use to measure, coordinate, regulate, and control labor in exchange for money. It is a commodity that is usually divided into equal units such as hours, weeks, months, and years and has a fluctuating value both to the organization and the individual. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Working Time]

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