Evolving with the times: The changing landscape of work life integration in Singapore

This year, we celebrate 10 years of our journey and look toward a new chapter in our history as we communicate the relevance and increasing importance of Work-Life strategies for developing human capital today. We consolidated research studies on Work-Life Integration to date so as to understand wha...

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Main Author: STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-34702017-08-11T01:34:34Z Evolving with the times: The changing landscape of work life integration in Singapore STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay This year, we celebrate 10 years of our journey and look toward a new chapter in our history as we communicate the relevance and increasing importance of Work-Life strategies for developing human capital today. We consolidated research studies on Work-Life Integration to date so as to understand what has been accomplished in this field and set directions and trends for future research. We commissioned A/P Paulin Tay Straughan, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences and Deputy Head of the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore, to conduct this research. The study unearthed several interesting facts about the importance of an effective performance management system, the critical role middle management plays in work-life implementation, and the need to professionalise flexible and part-time work as work choices that come with meaningful benefit schemes that are win-win decisions for both businesses and individuals. Professor Straughan highlighted the existence of a gap in the translation of flexiwork options down to the individual employee, and identified four key factors influencing this process. 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2213 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3470/viewcontent/Nov2011eNews_ResearchStudy.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Asian Studies Family, Life Course, and Society Work, Economy and Organizations
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Work, Economy and Organizations
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Family, Life Course, and Society
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STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay
Evolving with the times: The changing landscape of work life integration in Singapore
description This year, we celebrate 10 years of our journey and look toward a new chapter in our history as we communicate the relevance and increasing importance of Work-Life strategies for developing human capital today. We consolidated research studies on Work-Life Integration to date so as to understand what has been accomplished in this field and set directions and trends for future research. We commissioned A/P Paulin Tay Straughan, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences and Deputy Head of the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore, to conduct this research. The study unearthed several interesting facts about the importance of an effective performance management system, the critical role middle management plays in work-life implementation, and the need to professionalise flexible and part-time work as work choices that come with meaningful benefit schemes that are win-win decisions for both businesses and individuals. Professor Straughan highlighted the existence of a gap in the translation of flexiwork options down to the individual employee, and identified four key factors influencing this process.
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2011
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