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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Alternative work"”.
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Exploring Alternative Work Arrangement Participation Intentions in Public Accounting
Work-life balance is consistently one of the top issues within public accounting firms across the industry. As the accounting profession continues to be at the top of the list in industry turnover rates, in part to CPAs yearning for a better balance between their career and personal lives, many …
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Work In The 21st Century: A Study In Organizational Adaptation To Alternative Work Arrangements
The concept of alternative work arrangements (AWAs) represents a growing trend within many organizations to shift once-common models of working to newer paradigms. Among many options, this includes models where employees may work from somewhere other than a primary physical office space (remote …
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Is the incidence of telecommuting as an alternative work arrangement increasing in the Federal public sector?
Telecommuting is an alternative work arrangement which allows individuals to work away from the office on a full time or part time basis whilst commuting electronically. In the case of the Federal Public Sector this is mainly associated with part time homebased work. As work cultures continue to …
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Sex, Entrepreneurship, and Benefits: The Role of Small Business Owners in Promoting Gender Equity in the Workplace through Benefits Offerings
… both full- and part-time employees: (1) flextime/alternative work schedules, (2) health plans, (3) paid sick leave, and (4) paid vacation leave.
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Effects of 8 and 12 hour non-rotating shift schedules for security and protective services workers
Shiftwork is a major feature of working life in today’s world. Increasing the workday length is a new trend in alternative work schedules. The features of a shift system operation can have an impact on sleep, alertness, and the well-being of shift workers. The objective of this study is to evaluate …
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More and Less: Perceptions and Experiences of the Professional Part-Time Employee
The workforce of today is a far cry from the workforce of yesteryear. Not only have there been changes in who works, but how one works as well. The traditional nine-to-five work day has been replaced by a plethora of flexible work options, including flextime, telecommuting, and part-time …
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The Impact of the Gig Economy on the Well-being of Independent Contractors. A Case Study of Uber, Bolt and Gokada
… is a rising global phenomenon in which gig workers provide “alternative work arrangements” for short-term contracts; also known as gigs, primarily agreed upon via digital platforms for various services such as food delivery or transportation. Work in the gig economy is typically on-demand, …
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Is technology eating the temporary staffing industry? An analysis of Upwork
The rise of web-based work platforms such as Uber has sparked speculation about the potential of these platforms to revolutionize the labor market. This speculation has rarely been accompanied by a data-based explanation of the competitive advantages of web-based work platforms or the mechanisms by …
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Virtually Alone: Exploring the Effects of Technology and Job Design on Loneliness in Remote Work Arrangements
… rates of loneliness being experienced by remote workers. Despite more research being conducted on alternative work arrangements, a comparison between the three primary work models (in-person, hybrid, fully virtual) and their subsequent effects on workplace loneliness remains unexplored. To bridge …
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Beyond anti-utopia: towards the labour of freedom
… that navigates the field of the already existing alternatives to the current state of affairs; and the ’Architectural’ that proposes a different institutional setting to the prevailing one. Since Levitas advocates a comprehensive overhaul of the abiding socio-political conditions, this thesis …
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The longer-term labour market and community impacts of deindustrialisation: a comparison of the Northumberland coalfield and the Monongahela Valley mill towns
… critically affecting future generations of workers. It compares the reasons for, and impacts of, these adjustments in two study areas; the Northumberland coalfield in Northeast England, and the Monongahela Valley steel towns of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Very different patterns of initial …
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Perceived turnover intention model of academic in selected private universities in Malaysia
… of cyberbullying, employer brand, perceived job alternative, work overload, job insecurity, perceived procedural justice and distributive justice on turnover intention. Stratified random sample technique was used to select respondents from selected private universities. Structural Equation …
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An Empirical Look at the Relationship between Personality Type and the Challenges of Telecommuting
… Since then, telecommuting has become a viable alternative work arrangement for approximately 45 million individuals in the United States. Despite the popularity of this arrangement, there has been little empirical work done to investigate the advantages and challenges associated with …
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Effect of Household Structure on Family-Friendly Benefit Utilization: Implications for Organizational Attraction and Workplace Withdrawal Behaviors of Federal Government Employees
… utilization has on organizational attraction and workplace withdrawal behaviors among Federal government employees with children. Results showed that alternative work arrangements (e.g., compressed and flexible schedules) were popular among all employees who have children. Family-friendly benefit …
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Quantitative Assessment of Energy and Emissions Impacts of Teleworking on the Four Domains of Homes, Offices, Transportation, and the Internet
Telework was introduced in 1980s as an alternative work arrangement with the aim of reducing transportation. Telework primarily impacts four domains of homes, offices, transportation, and the internet in terms of energy use and emissions. Previous studies mostly focused on a single domain but …
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Essays on changing nature of work and organizations : implications for the U.S. labor market
… dissertation examines how the changing nature of work and organizations has altered the U.S. labor market to influence employment outcomes for job seekers (1) in alternative work arrangements and (2) of different genders. The first essay describes recent developments in the labor market for …
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Synthesis and characterization of soluble, melt-processible aromatic poly(amide-imides)
… such as triethyl amine as well as the effect of alternative work-up procedures on the residual acid content in the polymer has also been determined. The Yamazaki catalytic amidation reaction was found to be the most efficient among the various synthetic routes explored in this dissertation and it …
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Simulation of Isothermal Combustion in Gas Turbines
… Introduction of a new gas turbine, based on an alternative work cycle utilizing isothermal combustion (i.e. combustion within the turbine) affords significant opportunities for improving engine output and/or efficiency. However, implementation of such a scheme presents a number of technological …
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Dual-career couples’ perceptions of career barriers
… dualcareer couples representing 20% of dual-worker couples. It is expected that the amount of dual-career couples will continue to increase, as most college students, both men and women, anticipate participating in a career as well as in a family (Spiker- Miller & Kees, 1995).Individuals and …