Turning the Key

Turning the Key
Author: Al Gore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1997
Genre: Employer-supported day care
ISBN:

The Flexible Workplace

The Flexible Workplace
Author: Christine Avery
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2000-10-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0313004196

Flextime, telecommuting, compressed work week, job sharing, downshifting, and hot desking—these terms are infiltrating our vocabulary at an increasing rate, keeping pace with change in the workplace. Although there is a large body of literature on the changing nature of work and workplace flexibility, there is no handbook that synthesizes the research on all aspects of this topic. Pulling together the vast literature on this subject, Avery and Zabel explain the concept of flexible work, trace the origin and growth of this workplace trend, and review the research on a range of flexible work arrangements. Workplace flexibility is international in scope. Companies, both in the United States and abroad, have become increasingly interested in implementing flexible work arrangements. The authors include a chapter on companies in North America, Western Europe, and the United Kingdom that have been leaders in implementing flexible work arrangements. They identify areas ripe for additional research, suggest a broad array of resources, and discuss strategies for locating additional information, including relevant databases, Internet resources, organizations, and search terms. This is a valuable handbook for managers, researchers, and students working or studying in the areas of human resource management, industrial/organizational psychology, and the sociology of work.

Work-life Policies

Work-life Policies
Author: Ann C. Crouter
Publisher: The Urban Insitute
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780877667483

"Sociological essays on policies that could help employees balance their workplace responsibilities with their other responsibilities. Policies examined encompass organizational policies, municipal policies, state policies, and federal policies. Workers studied include salaried professionals and low-wage part-time hourly workers"--Provided by publisher.