What's the point? The importance of meaningful work
Fletcher, Luke ; Robinson, Dylis
Institute for Employment Studies, Brighton
IES - Brighton
2016
8 p.
occupational psychology ; personnel management ; work attitude
HR Network Paper
118
Occupational psychology and sociology
http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/
English
"We spend a lot of our time at work. Around eight hours a day, for at least 40 weeks every year, for 40 years or so.
Dilys Robinson and Luke Fletcher make a well-supported case for the currently popular but long-standing concept of meaningfulness, concluding that: 'the positive benefits of offering meaningful work – higher engagement, reduced absence and better performance – suggest that it is worthwhile to make the effort."
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