Monograph on the effects of flexible hours of work on conflicting demands of parenting and employment (esp. Of married women woman workers) in the USA - based on a survey of civil servants in Washington D.C., considers sociological aspects and psychological aspects, the influence of traditional sexual division of labour, the effect on quality of working life, child care, job satisfaction, etc., and explains research methodology (incl. Data collecting and data analysis). Bibliography pp. 257 to 329 and tables.
Misbehaviour in organizations can be difficult for management to detect and correct, and as a consequence, the cost to organizations can be high. This book presents useful theories and empirical evidence that help to describe, explain, predict and control both attitudinal and behavioural problems in an organizational setting. The book analyzes the current research, examines the causes of different types of misbehaviour, and makes suggestions for remedies and managerial practices that can help to reduce its occurrence and impact.
This report is the first to examine attitudes towards flexible working and family life. Drawing on a study of over 1500 members of the AEEU and interviews with 53 shop stewards, the report addresses key questions around rights and benefits, employer's attitudes, gender differences and the effects of flexible working on health and well-being.
The future is here. How is your organization responding? Amid the turbulence of a global pandemic, worldwide social justice movements, and accelerated digital transformation, one thing is clear—work will no longer be the same. Employees now expect a flexible, inclusive workplace and a deeper connection to their employer. Organizations must commit to doing good for their people and communities. What should you and your company be doing to adapt? The Future of Work: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will provide you with today's most essential thinking about creating a work-from-anywhere organization, harnessing AI as part of your team, creating an inclusive culture, and building a purpose-driven organization. Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues—blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more—each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow. You can't afford to ignore how these issues will transform the landscape of business and society. The Insights You Need series will help you grasp these critical ideas—and prepare you and your company for the future.
Organizations are adopting changes in their work management for getting established in this competitive world. More flexibility options are offered by keen and smart employers in order to reduce unwanted and underutilized time, energy and space. As massive benefits are generated as a result of work place flexibility, employees avail this option provided to them. There are many flexible work arrangements provided by employers and the types offered may vary from organizations to organizations. The predominant reason for employees to choose flexibility as cited by many researchers is to balance their work and family life. Many of the business giants now believe that the traditional 9-5 working hours has now weeded out of the box, and that new ways of scheduling work is essential. It was revealed from many studies that the adoption of flexible working arrangements by employees has grown substantially for the past few years. While employees provide this option for reasons like increased productivity, job satisfaction and better recruitment and retention, employees view it as a tool to fulfil their work and family responsibilities. Work and Family are two closely linked terms for an individual. Work-Family Interface is a concept which explains about Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family Enrichment. Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family Enrichment are again bidirectional. While Work-Family Conflict describes how work interferes with family and vice versa, Work-family Enrichment says how work can prosper family and vice versa. Work-family conflict is said to occur when an individual faces difficulty in participating in work and family due to incompatible demands from both the roles. High levels of work-family conflict can lead to physical and mental health problems and low job performance. Work family enrichment occurs when participation in one role leverages the quality in the other role. It can lead to job satisfaction, organizational commitment and life satisfaction.
A compendium of research studies from some of the most prominent researchers studying the dynamics of workplace flexibility in organizational psychology, sociology, and law. They explore gender inequality in access to and rewards/punishments from flexible work schedules, paid leave, and telecommuting.
Building upon the recent global escalation of the remote work phenomenon, Flexible Work and the Family provides timely insights into flexible work’s implications for the increasingly blurred work-life divide.
Employees have personal responsibilities as well as responsibilities to their employers. They also have rights. In order to maintain their well-being, employees need opportunities to resolve conflicting obligations. Employees are often torn between the ethical obligations to fulfill both their work and non-work roles, to respect and be respected by their employers and coworkers, to be responsible to the organization while the organization is reciprocally responsible to them, to be afforded some degree of autonomy at work while attending to collaborative goals, to work within a climate of mutual employee-management trust, and to voice opinions about work policies, processes and conditions without fear of retribution. Humanistic organizations can recognize conflicts created by the work environment and provide opportunities to resolve or minimize them. This handbook empirically documents the dilemmas that result from responsibility-based conflicts. The book is organized by sources of dilemmas that fall into three major categories: individual, organizational (internal policies and procedures), and cultural (social forces external to the organization), including an introduction and a final integration of the many ways in which organizations can contribute to positive employee health and well-being. This book is aimed at both academicians and practitioners who are interested in how interventions that stem from industrial and organizational psychology may address ethical dilemmas commonly faced by employees.
