The Paradox of Workplace Flexibility
Author: Pallavi Datta
Publisher:
Published: 2023
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
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The Flexible Workplace
Author: Marko Orel
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-01-19
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 3030621677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith current socio-economic development trends and changing work landscapes, modern workplaces are progressively becoming a subject of flexibilisation and hybridisation. Contemporary office environments are commonly adapting to the needs of the flexible labour markets by offering the non-territorial and rotation-based practice of allocating desks to workers on dynamic schedules. This book explores this growing trend by offering different perspectives on the benefits and challenges of the flexible workplace phenomena. Topics discussed range from defining and comparing flexible, coworking and corpoworking spaces, policies made in local environments, and the flexible working taxonomy.
The Flexibility Paradox
Author: Heejung Chung
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2022-09
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1447354788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, flexible working has become the norm for many workers. This volume examines flexible working using data from 30 European countries and drawing on studies conducted in Australia, the US and India
The Flexibility Paradox
Author: Heejung Chung
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2022-03-04
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 144735477X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, flexible working has become the norm for many workers. This volume examines flexible working using data from 30 European countries and drawing on studies conducted in Australia, the US and India
Workplace Flexibility
Author: Kathleen Christensen
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2011-03-15
Total Pages: 423
ISBN-13: 0801457203
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough today's family has changed, the workplace has not—and the resulting one-size-fits-all workplace has become profoundly mismatched to the needs of an increasingly diverse and varied workforce. As changes in the composition of the workforce exert new demands on employers, considerable attention is being paid to how workplaces can be structured more flexibly to achieve the goals of employers and employees. Workplace Flexibility brings together sixteen essays authored by leading experts in economics, demography, political science, law, sociology, anthropology, and management. Collectively, they make the case for workplace flexibility, as well as examine existing business practices and public policy regarding flexibility in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan. Workplace Flexibility underscores the need to realign the structure of work in time and place with the needs of the changing workforce. Considering the positive and negative consequences for employer and employee alike, the authors argue that, although there is not an easy solution to creating and implementing flexibility practices—in the United States or abroad—redesigning the workplace is essential if today's workers are effectively to meet the demands of life and work and if employers are successfully able to attract and retain top talent and improve performance.
The Flexibility Stigma
Author: Joan C. Williams
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2013-07-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781118789278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
Workplace flexibility and working from home during Covid-19 by the example of a financial technology company
Author: Julien Brühl
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Published: 2022-02-22
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 334659534X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 7.4, University of Amsterdam, course: Strategic Communication in Organizations, language: English, abstract: How has workplace flexibility during the Covid-19 pandemic affected everyday working life and employee interrelations? Through the use of qualitative semi-structured interviews, this paper aims to analyze and answer the effect of work-from-home on workplace flexibility, and whether the Covid-19 pandemic plays a role in this. Moreover, the paper aims to understand variables such as autonomy within the workplace, colleague dynamics, and identification with the organization. “I like having the choice to [work from home], but I prefer the office.” Although this quotation portrays employees as viewing workplace flexibility in a positive way, this study has found that this is not always the case. Indeed, at the beginning of the Coronavirus-19 pandemic, the world came to a standstill, and humans experienced lockdowns and restrictions globally. This also included employees of organizations worldwide who were legally required to work from home (WFH) to help minimize the risk of infection between coworkers and in their home-life. With employees encouraged to WFH, their new work modes changed, from going to the office daily to working from home through various computer-mediated communication (CMC) resources, with Zoom, Slack, Microsoft Teams, to name a few. This increase in work-from-home during the pandemic has become the new norm around the world. With the introduction of CMC and an increase in workplace flexibility, such factors could influence how an employee feels about working from home, their identification with the company, their motivation, and whether this has an impact on their overall work performance. Numerous academic papers studying the use of workplace flexibility in different workplace settings have been analyzed to understand whether tensions can arise through this method. In the current study, workplace flexibility is defined as the ability and possibility to decide where, when and how one works and encompasses how, as an employee, you are given the opportunity to decide on the time, location and task features of your work in order to create a balance between work- and home-life.
Work-Life Balance and the Economics of Workplace Flexibility
Author: Christina Romer
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1437936202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMisbehaviour and Dysfunctional Attitudes in Organizations
Author: A. Sagie
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2003-09-12
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0230288820
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMisbehaviour 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.
Flexibility at Work
Author: Peter Reilly
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781315190334
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This title was first published in 2000. Workplace flexibility polarizes opinion; it is either a necessary prerequisite to survival in the global market or a means by which the rights of workers are eroded. The difference comes from a lack of shared understanding of the concept. Organizations need to get to grips with flexibility, not only to address business problems and cope with legal regulations, but also to respond to the pressures of workforce diversity and labour market tightness. Flexibility at Work brings clarity to this misunderstood subject. It will show you how to obtain the business benefits of flexibility through an approach which addresses the needs of both employer and employee. Peter Reilly breaks down flexibility into five different types, from functional through to financial. He introduces a model of how mutual flexibility might be developed and the preconditions necessary to make it successful. Along the way he cites much evidence of how employers are introducing alternative working arrangements that provide benefits to both parties. Flexibility can reduce costs, improve quality and service, increase productivity, hedge against change, and meet supply needs. Can you afford to ignore the benefits it will bring?"--Provided by publisher.
