The Overestimated Workweek-What time diary measures suggest

JP Robinson, A Bostrom - Monthly Lab. Rev., 1994 - HeinOnline
JP Robinson, A Bostrom
Monthly Lab. Rev., 1994HeinOnline
Tlhe amount of time people spend at their jobs can be an important social and economic
indicator of a society's quality of life. Measured hours devoted to work are important in many
ways, as A. Mata-Greenwood describes,"... the regulation of working time is an aspect which
has a direct and measurable impact on workers' health, level of strength and fatigue, on the
establishment's productivity and costs, and on the society's general quality of life." 1 Thus,
one of the central arguments of the rising quality of life in 20th century Western countries has …
Tlhe amount of time people spend at their jobs can be an important social and economic indicator of a society's quality of life. Measured hours devoted to work are important in many ways, as A. Mata-Greenwood describes,"... the regulation of working time is an aspect which has a direct and measurable impact on workers' health, level of strength and fatigue, on the establishment's productivity and costs, and on the society's general quality of life." 1 Thus, one of the central arguments of the rising quality of life in 20th century Western countries has been the reduction in the hours people spend at work.
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