Women and Part‐time Work: The Careers of Part‐time NHS Nurses
基于643名英国NHS护士的调查数据，研究发现兼职女护士在资历和职业投入上并不逊于全职护士，组织环境影响了她们的职业机会，对医院管理有启示。
This paper examines theoretical explanations of the employment disadvantage experienced by many female part‐time workers. Data from a survey of 643 qualified National Health Service (NHS) nurses is used to establish employment profiles of respondents. Employment profiles reveal that, contrary to many predictions, part‐time female nurses do not ‘invest less’ in their careers than their full‐time counterparts in terms of qualifications and experience. Neither are part‐time nurses relatively ‘uncommitted’ to their careers compared to full‐time nurses. It is found that the organizational context affects how opportunities are structured for part‐time nurses. The management implications of the findings for the NHS are also considered.