| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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3 | (14) |
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5 | (4) |
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9 | (3) |
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Why is quality of life so important? |
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12 | (5) |
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17 | (26) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (4) |
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Wealth and quality of life |
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24 | (1) |
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Happiness and quality of life |
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25 | (1) |
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Profits and quality of life |
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25 | (1) |
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Health and quality of life |
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26 | (1) |
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Technology and quality of life |
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27 | (2) |
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Organisations and quality of life |
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29 | (2) |
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Why promote quality of life of employees? |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (4) |
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Quality of life and the modern society |
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36 | (2) |
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The organisation as part of civil society |
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38 | (5) |
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43 | (6) |
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Measuring the quality of life of the nation |
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43 | (1) |
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Index of sustainable economic welfare |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (2) |
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Economic growth and the quality of life index |
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46 | (3) |
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PART 2: QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE |
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49 | (58) |
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Hours of work, intensity of work and remuneration |
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51 | (14) |
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Australia as a trail-blazer |
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51 | (1) |
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Choosing to work long hours |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Working hours in Australia in recent times |
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54 | (3) |
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Working hours elsewhere in the world |
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57 | (4) |
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Shortening the working week |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (16) |
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Impact of work on family and relationships |
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65 | (2) |
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Balancing life between work and home |
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67 | (5) |
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A generational change in attitudes to life and work |
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72 | (4) |
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Inequality for women in Western countries |
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76 | (3) |
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Inequality for women in Islamic countries |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (10) |
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82 | (1) |
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Illness, injury and deaths |
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83 | (2) |
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Low-frequency/high-severity accidents |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (1) |
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Improving occupational health and safety |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (16) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (1) |
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Government office employees |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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Long working hours and stress |
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104 | (2) |
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The financial cost of stress |
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106 | (1) |
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PART 3: LEARNING TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE ACROSS NATIONS |
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107 | (72) |
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109 | (18) |
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Corporations and human rights |
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110 | (1) |
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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111 | (3) |
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Human rights and cultural practices |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (6) |
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Racism and human rights in the workplace |
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121 | (2) |
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Rights of women and children in the workplace |
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123 | (1) |
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Human rights of particular minorities |
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123 | (2) |
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Am I my brother's keeper? |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (16) |
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129 | (5) |
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Human beings in community |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (3) |
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139 | (4) |
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143 | (20) |
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143 | (2) |
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Corporations and quality of life |
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145 | (3) |
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The culture of organisations |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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Organisational change that failed to deal with quality of life |
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151 | (4) |
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Who are the best employers to work for? |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (3) |
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The relationship between organisational culture and quality of working life in Australia |
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160 | (3) |
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163 | (16) |
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Profits, meaning and efficiency |
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163 | (2) |
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Enhancing the quality of life of employees |
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165 | (1) |
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The learning organisation |
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165 | (7) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (3) |
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Ten core principles for increasing quality of life in the workplace |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (1) |
| References |
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179 | (10) |
| Index |
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