The four day work week / Robert Grosse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grosse, Robert E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Four-day week.

Flextime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Four-day work week

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Routledge, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This provocative book makes a compelling case for reducing the number of workdays in a week to four. Globalization has brought with it fiercer competition and greater worker mobility, and as organizations compete for top talent, they are becoming more open to unconventional worker arrangements, such as remote working and flextime. International business expert, Robert Grosse, draws on scholarly research to construct an appealing argument for why the four-day workweek benefits both the organization and the employee. Research has demonstrated that longer work hours harm the individual and don’t amount to a more effective organization, which begs the question: then why do it? The book goes beyond merely arguing that a reduced workweek is a good idea. It delves into why, explores the means for achieving it, and scrutinizes the barriers to getting there. This is a book for forward-thinking executives, leaders, and academics who understand that work–life balance is the secret sauce not only for organizational success, but also for greater productivity and satisfaction in their careers and those of the people they manage.

Contents:

Introduction

Quality of life

Motivation and productivity

What will people do with more time free from work?

Compensation

Man vs. machine : job losses with technology advances

Logistics : how can it be done?

Some history on length of the workweek

The future of work

This won't work

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781351673778

1351673777

9781315164311

1315164310

9781351673761

1351673769

OCLC:

1057309660