Making it Work! How to Effectively Manage Employees On the Move

Many employees commute long distances for work or work for long periods in different geographic locations than where they live. Organizations are increasingly called upon to manage these forms of employee mobility in ways that sustain and maximize organizational productivity, as well as employee, and family well-being. Yet there is very limited research to inform how these situations should be managed for positive outcomes. In this project we identify leading and promising human resource management policies and practices that enable organizations to manage mobile workers in ways that sustain productivity at the same time as employee and family well-being. The Vanier Institute of the Family has been a leader in research related to family well-being and this project expands the focus looking at organizational factors that influence family well-being when employees must commute long distances for work.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ivy Bourgeault

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Partner:

The Vanier Institute of the Family

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Ottawa

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