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... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working hours
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working hours
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working hours
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working hours
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working hours
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working hours
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > conditions of employment > working hours
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment conditions > working hours
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment conditions > working hours
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment conditions > working hours
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment conditions > working hours
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment conditions > working hours

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working hours  

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  • Working hours refers to the time spent by individuals in paid market work. Differences in working hours across populations arise from difference in the share of individuals that are employed (the extensive margin) and the number of hours worked by each employed individual (the intensive margin). [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Working Hours]

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