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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Flexible work"”.
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Unconscious Emission Reductions Through Psychological Safety and Flexible Work
This research examined whether flexible work schedules in psychologically safe environments encourage voluntary, conscious, and/or unconscious behaviours that reduce emissions. Conducted at Imperial Oil’s Quarry Park Campus, the study combined survey data, badge-in attendance records, and …
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Disruptive time : parental leave, flexible work, and superannuation in Australia
… the Australian legal regimes of parental leave, flexible work, and superannuation and its gendered connotations. As a socio-legal project, this thesis uses existing empirical evidence and theoretical material to conceptualise, critically analyse, and theorise the gendered temporalities of women …
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Flexible Work Arrangements in Greece: Theoretical Perspectives and Evidence from Employers and Employees
The thesis examines Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs) in the Greek labour market and theoretical perspectives that may explain employers’ and employees’ perceptions of flexible working in Greece. Its objectives are: (1) to contribute to the sociology of work and labour economics literatures, by …
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Determining the impact of flexible work hours on women employed in a higher education institution
… study was to determine the relationships between flexible work, financial well-being, work-life balance, productivity and job satisfaction of employed women. A cross-sectional survey was used with a convenience sample (n = 252) of female support employees, employed in a higher education …
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Childfree employees: The effects of flexible work arrangements and childfree-friendly culture on organisational commitment
Organisations are increasingly introducing flexible workplace practices and policies such as flextime and flexplace to increase the commitment of their employees and assist them to balance the competing work-life demands. At first, they were designed to create a family-friendly workplace for …
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A Daily Diary Investigation of the Impact of Flexible Work Arrangements on Physical Activity Among University Staff
… a sample of university staff employees who use flexible work arrangements (flextime or telework). Our first aim was to investigate the link between self-efficacy, perceived barriers, and flexible work arrangements on daily physical activity. Our second aim was to investigate the link between …
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The relationship between the use of flexible workplace arrangements and satisfaction with work-family balance amongst working fathers
… examined the relationship between the use of flexible work arrangements and satisfaction with work-family balance amongst working fathers in South Africa. Two types of flexible work arrangements were examined. Formal flexible work arrangements included flextime, flexplace and paternity leave. …
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Essays on Professionals' Temporal Autonomy
Professionals struggle to control their work time, despite often (1) having relatively greater control over their work tasks, and (2) wanting to control their work time. My dissertation addresses this empirical and theoretical puzzle by refining our understanding of why professionals face …
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Examining Employee Use Of Family-friendly Benefits With The Theory Of Planned Behavior
… benefits (e.g., maternity/paternity leave, flexible work schedule) that are offered to them by their employers. Research has shown that both employees and organizations benefit when employees use family-friendly benefits. However, research has also shown that many employees do not take …
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The Value of Human Resource Development to an Organization; Providing Technical Assistance to Small Manufacturing Companies
… these qualities are characterized by worker training and development, continuous improvement, ongoing information sharing, and worker discretion and autonomy. They are equally applicable to small, medium-sized, and large manufacturing firms. While many barriers exist that challenge …
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The Transition From LPN to RN: Perceptions of LPNs Considering the Transition
… The following recommendations were offered: flexible work, clinical, and class schedules, acknowledging LPNs considering returning to school, offering on-site childcare facilities, discussing the perception of barriers and facilitators, classes and clinicals located in or close to work sites, …
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Understanding why and how women determine to stay in student affairs after having children: a narrative inquiry
Many women leave higher education and the workforce because of inadequate support after childbirth, as student affairs units often struggle to create family-friendly environments. The purpose of this narrative inquiry qualitative study was to understand why and how mothers who work in student …
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Explanatory model of stress and coping process for dual-career men and women
… parental stress, or distress. Men who have a flexible work schedule indicate significantly lower marital, parental, and professional stress, as well as lower distress. Use of cognitive restructuring coping strategies led to significantly lower distress for both genders; use of role reduction …
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Managing the volunteer workforce: flexible structures and strategies to integrate volunteers and paid workers
This thesis examines the use of flexible work practices by tourism and cultural organisations drawing upon the partnership model of convergent flexibility as a framework (Lockstone, Deery and King 2003). The proposed model draws from a range of existing flexibility theories (Chapter Two) and takes …
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Work Family Outcomes: Examining Family-Supportive Supervisor Behaviors and Flexibility in the Context of Low Wage Work
<p>Low wage workers are faced with unique challenges such as shift work, scheduling conflicts, and increased job demands, all of which have the capacity to prevent work and family balance. Recently, supportive supervisors and flexible work arrangements have been suggested as essential to mitigating …
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Project Work-From-Home Parent
… how healthcare organizations can facilitate a work-life balance (WLB) for parents who work from home (WFH). The study focuses on female healthcare workers with dependents aged 15 and younger in a private healthcare organization. Employing action research influenced by appreciative inquiry and …
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The Correlation between Work/Life Balance, Intent to Stay, and the Personal Well-being among Female Nurses at a Rural Community Hospital in the Midwest
<p>Work/life balance (WLB) is a must in today's society. Not only are employees with families demanding flexible work schedules, but so are those without families. People today want to have more time to spend with both friends and family. Not only do employees benefit, but employers are also …
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Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business
… solution to unemployment, some of those who were working did so because they wanted to earn more, while others desired a flexible work environment. In addition, the study showed that there are many challenges faced by immigrant youth during the establishment and growth phases of their businesses.
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Exploring trajectories of success in research and innovation: a comparative study of women in academic careers in South Africa and Sweden
… such as a passion for stimulating and creative work, a desire to contribute meaningfully to others with their work, and a need for autonomy, creativity, self-expression and flexible work arrangements that accommodate family life. These intrinsic motivations enable resilience, adaptability, and …
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No ties that bind : low skill workers, social networks and job search in the Silicon Valley's new economy
… the economic growth that enables lesser skilled workers to access employment opportunities that provide them some measure of upward mobility. The thesis considers whether personal networks - a key means of searching for work - are likely to provide any upward mobility for low-skill workers. This …
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