... on the other side of this recession, our lean staff and management structures may well need to be our focus to ensure growth, adaptability, agility, and prosperity of our companies in the future. This book is also relevant because: Quality of working life Employees development Business improvement...

... of executives (48 per cent)say restructuring has led to the loss of key skills and knowledge in their organisation. Only 34 per cent think their organisation currently treats employees as its most important asset, and executives' top piece of advice to organisations to improve the quality of working life...

... Family and friends back in fashion as business leaders opt to work shorter hours Keywords: Executives, Working hours, Management attitudes, Quality of working life Younger business leaders are working fewer hours, prioritizing time with family and friends, shunning weekend working...

... Keywords Expatriates, Managers, Quality of working life Twenty-five per cent of managers working abroad report that their pre-departure expectations are not met by their employer, according to research results presented at a recent seminar held by The Centre for International Briefing...

... and children. The analysis reveals a strong relationship between actual hours worked and an increasingly negative impact on all the factors tested. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Based on the findings of the UMIST‐IM Quality of Working Life Report for 1998, 34 per cent of managers sampled claimed to work over...

... Limited 1985 Personnel Management Quality of Working Life Implications of the Work/Leisure Relationship for Managerial Decision Making by David K. Banner and Helen LaVan DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois Introduction Exploring the nature of the work/leisure relationship has been a topic...