| Description |
1 online resource (131 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Work-life balance amongcruise ship crews. A quantitative research approach; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Table of content; List of Figures; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature review; 2.1 The Meaning of Work; 2.1.1 Maslow's hierarchy of Needs; 2.1.2 Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory; 2.2 The Meaning of Life; 2.3 Work-Life Balance; 3. The Study; 3.1. The modes of Acting; 3.1.1 Surface acting; 3.1.2 Deep acting; 3.2 Research Methodology; 3.2.1 Procedure and sample; 3.2.2 Questionnaire Design; 3.2.3 Data Analysis; 4. Findings; 4.1 Socio-demographic profile; 4.2 Topic specific measures |
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5. Hypotheses testing6. Work-life balance practices; 7. Discussion and Findings; 8. Limitations & further research; 9. Conclusion; 10. References; 11. Appendix; Questionnaire; Personal Interviews; Crew manifest; Codebook variables; SPSS: Syntax; Crosstabs |
| Summary |
HauptbeschreibungThe concepts of work-life balance are a popular and in nowadays one of the most extensively discussed areas in organizational management as a consequence of its association with individual benefits, e.g. prevent burn-out, and organizational costs. The core aim of this study is to examine the impact of the unique working and living environment of cruise ships towards the physical and emotional exhaustion of their crews. In order to explain these, the study investigates traditional theories of Maslow and Herzberg, considers real life experiences of current and former crew member |
| Notes |
Title from online t.p. (viewed 10/3/17) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Tourism -- Employees.
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Work-life balance.
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Cruise ships.
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cruise ships.
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SCIENCE -- Study & Teaching.
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Cruise ships
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Tourism -- Employees
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Work-life balance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783842812390 |
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3842812396 |
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