Working at the edge of the world
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ftcquniv:oai:acquire.cqu.edu.au:cqu:19684 2023-05-15T13:40:47+02:00 Working at the edge of the world Norris, Kimberley Holland, Peter Hecker, Rob Liang, Xiaoyan 2020 http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/1323467 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351034906 unknown Routledge, New York, NY. Contemporary work and the future of employment in developed countries, Holland, Peter, Brewster, Chris (Eds.), 2020, p. 67-80 http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/1323467 cqu:19684 http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351034906 ISBN-10:1138490636 ISBN-13:9781138490635 Norris, K, Holland, P, Hecker, R, Liang, X, (2020). Working at the edge of the world. Holland, P, Brewster, C (Eds.), Contemporary work and the future of employment in developed countries, p. 67-80 New York, NY.: Routledge http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351034906 Business & Economics Extreme working conditions Managing a workforce Antartic 150305 Human Resources Management book chapter 2020 ftcquniv https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351034906 2020-03-30T22:27:47Z Liang, X orcid:0000-0002-5303-2124 Technology and knowledge have pushed the boundaries of where, when and how we work to extreme environments. Few can be much more extreme than the Antarctic. Increasingly, high-skilled worker (scientists) and operational support teams are spending longer time periods in this environment as they research major issues such as climate change. It is one thing to prepare and manage a workforce for such extreme working conditions. It is another to explore the way new technologies are impacting on the workforce physically isolated from home and family. The chapter looks at the complexities of managing a workforce in such an extreme environment in the technology-intensive 21st century, which are arguably making the ability to manage work and non-work life potentially more difficult. Book Part Antarc* Antarctic antartic* Central Queensland University: aCQUIRe Antarctic The Antarctic |
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Liang, X orcid:0000-0002-5303-2124 Technology and knowledge have pushed the boundaries of where, when and how we work to extreme environments. Few can be much more extreme than the Antarctic. Increasingly, high-skilled worker (scientists) and operational support teams are spending longer time periods in this environment as they research major issues such as climate change. It is one thing to prepare and manage a workforce for such extreme working conditions. It is another to explore the way new technologies are impacting on the workforce physically isolated from home and family. The chapter looks at the complexities of managing a workforce in such an extreme environment in the technology-intensive 21st century, which are arguably making the ability to manage work and non-work life potentially more difficult. |
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