The effects of a 30-hour work week on employee retention

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dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-17T13:43:03Z	-
dc.date.available	2020-12-17T13:43:03Z	-
dc.date.issued	2019	-
dc.identifier.citation	Carter, G. (2019). The effects of a 30-hour work week on employee retention (Master's dissertation).	en_GB
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/66039	-
dc.description	M.B.A.	en_GB
dc.description.abstract	This study revolves around the employee retention issue in the organizational sector in Malta. Particularly, the author refers to the 30-hour week, a modern work-life balance scheme which has recently started being implemented in Europe with notable success. In order to investigate its effectiveness in Malta; the author investigates this phenomenon with regards to its capacity to tackle employee retention. This was achieved through a single-case study of the renowned FTIAS company in Smart City. Mixed methodology research was applied, comprising of distributing an online survey to subordinates as well as performing interviews with their respective managers. These research tools were developed through an elaborate review of the concerning literature. These methods ultimately enabled the researcher to collect the essential information in order to reach the conclusions surrounding the capacity and flexibility of what this scheme can bring to the organizational landscape.	en_GB
dc.language.iso	en	en_GB
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess	en_GB
dc.subject	Work-life balance -- Malta	en_GB
dc.subject	Personnel management -- Malta	en_GB
dc.subject	Employee retention -- Malta	en_GB
dc.subject	Hours of labor -- Malta	en_GB
dc.title	The effects of a 30-hour work week on employee retention	en_GB
dc.type	masterThesis	en_GB
dc.rights.holder	The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder.	en_GB
dc.publisher.institution	University of Chester	en_GB
dc.publisher.department	Chester Business School	en_GB
dc.description.reviewed	N/A	en_GB
dc.contributor.creator	Carter, Gordon	-
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