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(2008, 3500 words)
The paper offers a research proposal into the potential relationship between flexible working practices and employees' relationship with their employer. The proposal focuses on the use of research approach and methods rather than on a literary review of the subject material. A study of HRM practices in McDonald's is proposed suggesting an interpretivist, inductive, and case study approach that relies on a mix of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
(2007, 3200 words)
This paper examine the notions of work-life balance and the psychological contract as a backdrop for understanding the practical and attitudinal changes that an organisation has to make to benefit from well matched employer-employee needs and flexible working practices. It would be useful for anyone wanting to know about the literatures on flexible working and the psychological contract.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of flexible working (FW) schedules in the UK reviewing the types of FW arrangements, their impacts on occupational and demographic groups, the trends in FW development in various countries, etc.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper examines the role of flexibility and adaptability in modern businesses focusing on subcontracting and providing its definitions, an overview of its evolution from the traditional systems of employment, the legal issues of subcontracting, etc.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper examines the nature of subcontracting as a flexible work arrangement providing academic definitions of sub-contractual relations, tracing the evolution of the subcontracting approach, highlighting its benefits and implications for industrial relations.
(2006, 6000 words)
The dissertation is aimed at providing an analysis of the relationship between the flexible working arrangements offered by the companies in the UK and their implications on the psychological contract of both employees and the employer. The dissertation includes parts like introduction, literature review, methodology, discussion and findings, and conclusion and recommendations. The research uses only secondary data for the purpose of qualitative analysis provided for this research. The dissertation looks at different flexible arrangements adopted by companies in the private as well as the public sector in the UK.
(2006, 2500 words)
The paper addresses the issues of non-standard arrangements of working time reviewing philosophical approaches to time and arguing whether it is an objective linear and measurable phenomenon or a social construct. The issue of giving subjective meaning to time is discussed with reference to gender, age, culture, social rhythms, relationship between work and family, etc.
(2006, 2500 words)
The paper examines the concept of flexibility in employment reviewing the development of the flexible firm model, existing types of flexibility, etc. Advantages and disadvantages of flexibility are discussed from the employee’s and the employer’s perspectives.
(2005, 1800 words)
Outlines an understanding of flexibility, examines the tensions and possible contradictions within this and then enters into a broader discussion of the perceived tensions within the concept. Identifies contradiction in Atkinson's model of flexibility; potential animosity between core and peripheral workers re: Adam's equity theory; disadvantage to men of flexible working; impact of flexible working on quality of production; contradiction in rhetoric of empowerment; tensions between micro and macro economic aims.
(2005, 1500 words)
The paper examines the current changes in the UK employment policies and practices reviewing related academic studies and discussing the implications of on-job-training, a flexible workforce, etc. for human resource management (HRM).
(2006, 2000 words)
The aim of the proposed research is to study the extent to which UK companies are ready to offer family friendly contracts to their employees. It is suggested that the aim be achieved by means of both secondary and primary research. The secondary research will include a critical literature review as well as the analysis of the current UK employment legislation. The primary methods are to include conducting surveys (via questionnaires) of the management and company employees to see if they think their organisations indeed practice family friendly contracts. Based on these, individual case studies shall be compiled followed by conclusions and recommendations as to how the companies could improve further their HR policies to make them more family-friendly. It is envisaged that the research will focus on several UK building societies.
(2006, 1500 words)
The paper examines the concept of telework providing its definition and describing its forms and types, i.e. telecentres, telecottages, televillage, etc. Economic benefits and social disadvantages of teleworking are outlined.
(2005, 1500 words)
The paper examines the effectiveness of the work-life balance policies reviewing the debate around them, discussing work-life balance initiatives by the UK government, outlining the benefits of numerical flexibility policies for NHS, the promotion of equal opportunities for men and women, etc.
(2006, 2000 words)
This report scrutinized characteristics of UKs labour market flexibility at macro and micro level. The two characteristics under analysis were wage flexibility and employment flexibility. Statistical evidences are provided to support the linkages of macro level flexibility of UK labour market with micro level outcomes in terms of regional and enterprise observations.
(2006, 1000 words)
The paper examines the problems of working from home focusing on ‘teleworking, or working using the Internet. The benefits and drawbacks of working from home are discussed both from the employees and from employers perspectives. The effects of homeworking on society are outlined including reduced road traffic, energy consumption, environmental pollution, etc. The work of Call centres is described highlighting their advantages and disadvantages.
(2005, 12000 words)
The dissertation aims to investigate how flexible working arrangements affect employee motivation using the example of a Health centre. The review of literature covers the definitions of flexible employment, the history of its application in British National Health Service (NHS) and in Europe, legislation on working time, theories of motivation, flexibility patterns and difficulties in their implementation, etc. Research methods include collection and processing of primary data (questionnaires, structured interviews, observation) and secondary data using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. Recommendations are made for the management of the Health centre to improve their flexible working practices.
(2004, 2000 words)
This essay looks at the 'employee flexibility' and 'goals of HRM' in depth and critical analysis and evaluation within Tourism and Hospitality industry. It outlines the need for flexibility and some of the characteristics of TH industry and comprehensive argument and supported by Models of Atkinson (1984), Guest (1987) Storey (1992).
(2003, 3500 words)
This paper looks at the concept of knowledge, problem associated with knowledge
and the need to capture knowledge. Knowledge workers are being
identified and the effect of Flexible Working Practices on the
knowledge management is explored, taking into account HR issues,
management of Knowledge Organisation and management of knowledge
workers.
(2003, 1500 words)
This essay addresses the costs and benefits associated with the use of temporary work in addition to flexible forms of employment on a wider scale in the employment relationship such as part time work. The costs and benefits are evaluated on the level of the employee, employer and the Government. Conclusions are drawn onto whether costs associated with the greater use of flexible, temporary forms of employment outweigh the benefits.
(2003, 4000 words)
This paper is considering the topic of functional flexibility. It analyses the Atkinson's original 'model' functional flexibility; 'good' functional flexibility and its advantages, 'effective' functional flexibility and other important issues. To identify the effect of functional flexibility on the contemporary workforce this paper explores two different forms of functional flexibility and concludes with the effects that recent legislation may have on the workforce in the 21st century.
(2003, 3500 words)
Globalization and the development of new technologies changed social and business reality providing opportunities for the growth of part-time employment. The report focuses mostly on voluntary part-time employees, citizens of EU countries. The new pattern of employment introduced requires all parties of employment relationships to cooperate in order find a compromise. Part-time employees are required to establish rapport with their colleagues in order to make organisation be more receptive to their needs.
(2003, 3000 words)
This essay presents the analysis of employee flexibility if Tourism and Hospitality Industry and assess how compatible this is with the goals of HRM.
(2003, 2500 words)
This paper investigates Flexible Workforce HRM Approach as well as advantages and disadvantages of Workforce flexibility.
(2003, 3500 words)
This paper looks at the concept of knowledge, problem associated with knowledge and the need to capture knowledge. Knowledge workers are being identified and the effect of Flexible Working Practices on the knowledge management is explored, taking into account HR issues, management of Knowledge Organisation and management of knowledge workers.
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