Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
The authors also identify other factors that contribute to perceptions about work-life balance. While they do not address the corporate strategic objectives of alternate work schedules, they do address the issue from the perspective of the worker. Ultimately, the validity of any new pattern in scheduling will be determined by its ability to meet the needs of both the employee and the employer. The work of Perry-Smith and Blum, and of Tausig and Fenwick address the issue from the two different perspectives. Igbaria and Guimaraes identify areas where telecommuting in particular strengthens the organization and where it potentially weakens the organization. From this starting point, questions remain such as the effectiveness of other forms of work scheduling patterns for each main stakeholder. Study of this...
& Guimaraes, T. (1999). Exploring differences in employee turnover intentions and its determinants among telecommuters and non-telecommuters. Journal of Management Information Systems. Vol. 16, 1, 147-164.
Perry-Smith, J. & Blum, T. (2000). Work-family human resource bundles and perceived organizational performance. Academy of Management Journal. Vol. 43, 6, 1107-1117.
Tausig, M. & Fenwick, R. (2001). Unbinding time: Alternate work schedules and work-life balance. Journal of Family…
Works Cited:
Igbaria, M. & Guimaraes, T. (1999). Exploring differences in employee turnover intentions and its determinants among telecommuters and non-telecommuters. Journal of Management Information Systems. Vol. 16, 1, 147-164.
Perry-Smith, J. & Blum, T. (2000). Work-family human resource bundles and perceived organizational performance. Academy of Management Journal. Vol. 43, 6, 1107-1117.
Tausig, M. & Fenwick, R. (2001). Unbinding time: Alternate work schedules and work-life balance. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. Vol. 22, 2, 101-119.
In the contemporary business world, employee performance is a fundamental determinant in the attainment of organizational goals and objectives. For this reason, organizations come up with various ways of motivating their workforce so as to ensure there is a high employee performance. Work life balance is a largely significant observable fact that is of considerable concern to different employees in an organization. In delineation, work life balance is expediting and
Those officials who did look at the question of Japanese intentions decided that Japan would never attack, because to do so would be irrational. Yet what might seem irrational to one country may seem perfectly logical to another country that has different goals, values, and traditions. (Kessler 98) The failures apparent in the onset of World War II and during the course of the war led indirectly to the creation