Managing Work-Life Balance in Construction

Work in the construction industry is particularly tough. It demands excessively long hours and frequent weekend work, and imposes re-location, job insecurity and other distinctive behavioural patterns. It may be difficult to manage, yet the work-life balance is of strategic importance to the construction industry, critical to attracting and retaining a talented workforce, to organizational effectiveness and employees' well-being.

This book maps the changes to the workforce demographic profile and changing expectations relating to work and personal life, as well as legal imperatives. It presents work-life balance theory and along with extensive empirical data, along with practical advice.

Sommario

1. Is it a Problem? 2. Social Policy and Legal Frameworks 3. Workers in Conflict 4. The Work-Family Interface 5. Burnout 6. Organisational Responses 7. Supportive Workplaces 8. A Vision for the Future

Info autore

Helen Lingard is a Professor of Construction Management in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Valerie Francis is a Senior Lecturer in Construction Management at The University of Melbourne, Australia

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Valerie Francis, Francis Valerie, Helen Lingard, Helen Francis Lingard, Lingard Helen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.09.2019
• EAN: 9780367385583
• ISBN: 978-0-367-38558-3
• Pagine: 356
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Libri per scuole e istituti professionali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Management; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / Electrical, Social groups, Project management, Hotel & catering trades, Hotel, hospitality and catering trades, Social groups, communities and identities