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Finding time : [electronic resource] how corporations, individuals, and families can benefit from new work practices / Leslie A. Perlow.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Collection on technology and workPublication details: Ithaca, NY : ILR Press, 1997.Description: xx, 156 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0801434254 (alk. paper)
  • 9780801434259 (alk. paper)
  • 0801484456 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780801484452 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.25/7 21
LOC classification:
  • HD5106 .P42 1997
Other classification:
  • 85.60
Online resources:
Contents:
pt. 1. Life in the fast lane -- ch. 1. Organizational superstar: Max's story -- ch. 2. Ideal female employee: Laura's story -- ch. 3. Individual heroics: criteria for success -- ch. 4. Home life: tradeoffs between work and family -- pt. 2. How work really gets done -- ch. 5. Help and helping: Matt's and Sarah's stories -- ch. 6. Constant interruptions: misuses of time -- ch. 7. Crisis mentality: rhythms of work -- ch. 8. Vicious work time cycle: a major impediment to corporate productivity -- pt. 3. Possibility of change -- ch. 9. Flexible work options fall short: Kate's story -- ch. 10. Potential for collective change: quiet time -- ch. 11. New work practices: benefits for corporations, individuals, and families.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.

pt. 1. Life in the fast lane -- ch. 1. Organizational superstar: Max's story -- ch. 2. Ideal female employee: Laura's story -- ch. 3. Individual heroics: criteria for success -- ch. 4. Home life: tradeoffs between work and family -- pt. 2. How work really gets done -- ch. 5. Help and helping: Matt's and Sarah's stories -- ch. 6. Constant interruptions: misuses of time -- ch. 7. Crisis mentality: rhythms of work -- ch. 8. Vicious work time cycle: a major impediment to corporate productivity -- pt. 3. Possibility of change -- ch. 9. Flexible work options fall short: Kate's story -- ch. 10. Potential for collective change: quiet time -- ch. 11. New work practices: benefits for corporations, individuals, and families.

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