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MSc dissertation, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield 2009. My interest in workplace autonomy began upon hearing an interview with Ricardo Semler on the BBC. The company he owned (Semco) was very successful and yet was not hierarchically structured. Mr Semler explained that there were no job titles; if an employee was capable of [...]
Absenteeism, i. e. not showing up for work, has been the subject of much research to date. In contrast, presenteeism (defined as showing up for work when one is ill), has only received interest in recent years, with research suggesting that it might cause more aggregate productivity loss than absenteeism. Consequences of chronic presenteeism or absenteeism [...]
Over the last 15 years, an increasing number of external shocks to the labour markets have destabilised the environmental context in which organisations operate, making employment arrangements less predictable, and resulting in an increasingly boundaryless career environment for many individuals. The authors of the present study argue that – to navigate such an environment, and [...]
