Flexible Work Arrangements : Managing the Work-Family Boundary (Wiley Series in Work Well-Being & Stress)

Flexible Work Arrangements : Managing the Work-Family Boundary (Wiley Series in Work Well-Being & Stress)

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Book Description
Dramatic changes in the composition of todays workforce combined with intense competitive pressures on employers, call for new ways of structuring where, when, and how employees accomplish their job responsibilities. This book makes the business case for flexible working in an organization, and shows how flexitime, job sharing, telecommuting, and compressed work weeks can be used as strategic management tools. Key features:

identifies ways flexible work arrangements can be designed to enhance the personal well-being and job performance of employees, while improving the corporate bottom line.
provides a comprehensive, systematic framework for planning and implementing flexible work arrangements, including handy questionnaire style forms assessing employee needs and evaluating the impacts of flexible job arrangements.
uses case studies and calls on advice from those with experience in diverse organizations in order to show how to position flexible work arrangements and optimize their beneficial effects.

Managers and HR managers should read this book if they are contemplating or embarking upon more flexible options for scheduling work and assisting employees to achieve a healthy balance between their jobs and the rest of their lives. It provides practical answers and how-to guidelines for designing a more flexible workplace.

The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
Flexible working arrangements (FWA) include job sharing, part-time work, working from home, flexible hours, and location-independent working. These arrangements allow employees to take a flexible and varied approach to their work, and can play a significant role in the reduction of stress. Focuses on the conflict between work and family responsibilities, and the stress that can arise from this conflict. Includes many case studies and vignettes to illustrate the ways in which work schedules can be structured.

Flexible Work Arrangements : Managing the Work-Family Boundary (Wiley Series in Work Well-Being & Stress)

Flexible Work Arrangements : Managing the Work-Family Boundary (Wiley Series in Work Well-Being & Stress),Benjamin H. Gottlieb,E. Kevin Kelloway,Elizabeth J. Barham,John Wiley & Sons,0471962287,Business & Economics,Business/Economics,Canada,Hours of labor, Flexible,Human Resources & Personnel Management,Job Stress,Labor,Labor & Industrial Relations - General,Politics / Current Events,Work and family,Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management,Personnel & human resources management,Work & labour

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