1st Edition

The Four-Day Workweek

By Robert Grosse Copyright 2018
180 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This provocative book makes a compelling case for reducing the number of workdays in a week to four. Globalization has brought with it fiercer competition and greater worker mobility, and as organizations compete for top talent, they are becoming more open to unconventional worker arrangements, such as remote working and flextime. International business expert, Robert Grosse, draws on... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction One

Quality of Life and Satisfaction/ Happiness Two

Motivation and Productivity Three

What Will People Do with More Time Free from Work? Four

Compensation Five

Man vs. Machine – Job Losses with Technology Advances Six

Logistics – How Can It Be Done? Seven

Some History on the Length of the Workweek Eight

The Future of Work Nine

This Won’t Work Ten

Conclusions Eleven

Index

Biography

Robert Grosse is Professor of Business Administration at Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA, and a former President of the Academy of International Business. He was the founding Director of Standard Bank Group’s (South Africa) Global Leadership Centre and served as Dean of the School of Business Administration at American University of Sharjah, as well as the Director (Dean) of the EGADE Business School at Monterrey Tec in Mexico.