Finding Time How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices

Name: Finding Time How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices
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ISBN: 9780801484452

ISBN-10: 0801484456

ISBN-13: 9780801484452

Edition: 1997

Authors: Leslie Perlow

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Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 11/15/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Introduction: The Case against Long Work Hours



Life in the Fast Lane



Organizational Superstar: Max's Story



Ideal Female Employee: Laura's Story



Individual Heroics: Criteria for Success



Home Life: Tradeoffs between Work and Family



How Work Really Gets Done



Help and Helping: Matt's and Sarah's Stories



Constant Interruptions: Misuses of Time



Crisis Mentality: Rhythms of Work



Vicious Work Time Cycle: A Major Impediment to Corporate Productivity



The Possibility of Change



Flexible Work Options Fall Short: Kate's Story



Potential for Collective Change: Quiet Time



New Work Practices: Benefits for Corporations, Individuals, and Families


Afterword: Two Years Later


Methodological Appendix: A Research Tale


References


Index