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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

4. Shaping the Future Organization of Work and Life

Authors : Ingrid Kofler, Elisa Innerhofer, Anja Marcher, Mirjam Gruber, Harald Pechlaner

Published in: The Future of High-Skilled Workers

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The present chapter outlines the future organization of the work and life of highly skilled workers, covering the importance of a work-life balance, the organization of work and the concept of democratic organization. The central questions pursued in this chapter are why a work-life balance is becoming an increasingly important factor for highly skilled workers, how work is organized in modern-day organizations and how a work-life balance, the flexibility of work and the idea of democratic organizations are related to each other. The results show that a work-life balance and work flexibility are increasingly valued by future talents when evaluating job opportunities. While workplace flexibility can negatively impact the work-life balance, these negative impacts can largely be absorbed in democratically structured organizations. Based on this analysis, we conclude that the topics analyzed in this chapter should be taken into account by companies competing for highly qualified workers.

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See also Chap. 3.
 
2
Chapter 5 will focus more on location factors.
 
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Statement by an interviewee.
 
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Statement by an interviewee.
 
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Metadata
Title
Shaping the Future Organization of Work and Life
Authors
Ingrid Kofler
Elisa Innerhofer
Anja Marcher
Mirjam Gruber
Harald Pechlaner
Copyright Year
2020
Book
The Future of High-Skilled Workers

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-42870-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-42871-6

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42871-6_4