Management and Organizational Studies 3344A/B Study Guide - Workplace Wellness, Health Promotion, Flextime

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3344A/B
• Professor: Julie Schermer

Document Summary

Chapter 14: workplace wellness: work-family and health promotion programs. Work-family conflict: a type of inter role conflict in which the role pressures experiences in the work and family domains are incompatible. Flexible work arrangements (fwas): family-friendly policies that involve modifications to the traditional work schedule. Compressed workweek: flexible work arrangements in which employees work full-time hours in fewer days/week. Job sharing: flexible work arrangement in which two employees divide the responsibilities of a single position. Flextime: flexible work arrangement that permits employees to have variable stat and finish times to their workday. Telecommuting: flexible work arrangement in which an employee regularly makes use of telecommunications technology to complete work assignments away from the office; usually at home. Personal leave systems for a chronically ill child. Family care benefits day care and elderly care or subsidies dependent care. Health promotions: a combination of diagnostic, educational, and behavioural modification activites designed to support the attainment and maintenance of positive health.