{"product_id":"flexible-working-in-organisations-hardback","title":"Flexible Working in Organisations - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is growing interest in flexible working, not only as a means to manage labour more efficiently and for greater agility, but also as a response to increasing concerns over well-being, work-life balance, and participation in the labour force of those with significant non-work commitments (e.g. parents, carers, older workers). As a result, a comprehensive stream of literature on the benefits and challenges of flexible working has developed and led to a body of evidence on the implementation and outcomes of different forms of flexible working arrangements. This book assesses the current state of this literature as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eBackground: the authors review the different definitions that have been proposed, policy developments, availability and uptake.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutcomes from flexible working: the main chapters focus on the outcomes for employers (e.g. performance, employee retention, organisational commitment etc.), as well as for individual employees (e.g. well-being, job satisfaction etc.). \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluation of extant knowledge: the authors comment on the existing literature and consider the methodological approaches adopted in the literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eConclusion: suggestions for future research are proposed.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf interest to students, academics and policy-makers, this book provides an expert overview of the empirical evidence and offers critical commentary on the state of knowledge in the field of flexible working and new forms of work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45566750982382,"sku":"9780815356325","price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780815356325.jpg?v=1720697574","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/flexible-working-in-organisations-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}