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A Measure Focusing on Part-Time/Full-Time Employees

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This paper examines the differences between part-time and full-time employees using a recently developed measurement scale, partial inclusion as an underlying theoretical framework. Differences were found among part-time employees as they had higher levels of inclusion and involvement.

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Clinebell, S., Taylor, R. (2015). A Measure Focusing on Part-Time/Full-Time Employees. In: Wilson, E.J., Hair, J.F. (eds) Proceedings of the 1996 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13144-3_49

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