Extracts and summary of the research: ‘The Paradox of Family Structure and Plans after Work: Why Single Childless Employees May Be the Least Absorbed at Work’. Research Authors: Tracy L Dumas and Jill E. Perry-Smith (2018) Key quotes from the research: ‘single, childless workers reported lower
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A century ago, social status was accompanied by ‘an abundance of leisure’. The wealthy and upwardly mobile demonstrated their wealth by how little they did, and how much others did for them. We’ve now flipped those expectations completely so that social status now comes from
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Those who are allowed either job control and/or autonomy within their role are more likely to experience lower levels of stress, anxiety and perceived burnout. The simple explanation of the difference between these two concepts is that: Schedule Control is the ability to schedule working
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Extracts and a summary of the research: ‘The Autonomy Paradox: The Implications of Mobile Email Devides for Knowledge Professionals’ Research Authors: Melissa Mazmanian, Wanda J. Orlikowski and JoAnne Yates (October 2013) A note: The original qualitative research for this paper was conducted during 2004 and
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Research prior to Lockdown 1 around remote working, suggested that there was a productivity bias related to those not physically present in the office. The results of many studies showed that those who were either actively or passively present within the geographical office were more
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