Work-at-home and the quality of working life

Article Abstract:

The amount of workers working out of their homes is likely to increase as innovations in telecommunications technology make the alternative more viable for employers. The quality of work life (QWL) for these workers is examined through discussions on a number of important aspects of work experience related to QWL. Also discussed are the differences among these aspects between working at an employer's workplace or working at home, and the potential consequences for workers transferred from a traditional workplace to their homes. While considerable research remains to be done, it seems clear that in terms of QWL, work-at-home arrangements are less desirable than traditional work environments, and other non-traditional arrangements, such as community or neighborhood work centers, may be better in terms of QWL.

Social aspects, Management, Quality of life, Home labor

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The absence culture and the psychological contract - Who's in control of absence?

Article Abstract:

Variations in absence behavior within and between organizations and subunits in organizations are studied through use of the concepts of absence culture and psychological contract. The level of salience of the culture and the degree of trust inherent in the psychological contract are used to develop a typology of absence cultures, and an example of an absence culture in transition is included, with the implications for managers and organizational researchers examined. It is shown that the absence culture is valuable for its ability to provide a new perspective for researchers and managers studying absence that recognizes the manner in which individual behavior can be constrained by the collective reality of organizations.

Worker absenteeism, Absenteeism (Labor), Labor contracts, Organizational behavior

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The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process: Relationships and their consequences

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A theoretical analysis of the follower's role in the charismatic leadership process is presented, and a distinction is made between two types of charismatic relationships, personalized and socialized. The general and specific propositions about the way in which followers' self-concepts might determine the type of charismatic relationship they form with the leader are presented.

Analysis, Leadership, Relation (Philosophy), Relationism

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