What about me? avoiding fatigue and gaining personal time in the work to leisure transition in work-life balance initiatives
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Fatigue and overwork are problems experienced by numerous employees in many industry sectors. Focusing on improving work-life balance can frame the ‘problem’ of long work hours to resolve working time duration issues. Flexible work options through re-organising working time arrangements is key to developing an organisational response for delivering work-life balance and usually involves changing the internal structure of work time. This study examines the effect of compressed long weekly working hours and the consequent ‘long break’ on work-life balance. Using Spillover theory and Border theory, this research considers organisational and personal determinants of overwork and fatigue. It concludes compressed long work hours with a long break provide better work-life balance. Further, a long break allows gaining ‘personal time’ and overcoming fatigue.
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| ID Code: | 29132 | ||
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| Item Type: | Chapter in Book, Report or Conference volume (Conference contribution) | ||
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| Measurements or Duration: | 18 pages | ||
| ISBN: | 1 86308 157 1 | ||
| Pure ID: | 31882689 | ||
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > QUT Business School Current > Schools > School of Management Past > Research Centres > Australian Centre for Business Research |
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| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2009 Please consult the authors. | ||
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| Deposited On: | 08 Dec 2009 01:57 | ||
| Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2024 01:35 |
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