What were the objectives in changing to the new 4/40 work week The objectives in changing to the new 4/40 work week were to have the clinic be innovative in its personnel policies, allowing full time employees a three-day weekend, reducing the number of computed to and from work each week.
Evaluate the work of the task force from a managerial perspective. From the results presented by the task force, the research has shown that alternative schedules didn't necessarily reduce work-family conflict, although having a decrease in employee absenteeism. There are many generalizations that can be made from this study and considerations need to be taken as to whether these generalizations are reflected in other employees. The data collected provides possible explanations as to the conclusions of the study but it is believed that the study doesn't offer the whole picture. The use of a survey provides low precision is control and measurement and realistic context.
Evaluate the work of the task force as a field research study. Workers enjoyed the commute time and expense savings associated with the 4/40 work week. The answers to the research question might be biased because some of the members of the task force made their opinions known, which could have influenced the opinions of other employees. The research questions were relevant and worth answering and were worded in way that were answerable. Most data interpretations requires context, while surveys were conducted using all full-time staff the informal interviews were only conducted with 18 employees thus a comparison between the two isn't a fair representation. Without having a fair comparison, the likelihood of that findings are due to factors other than the hypothesized caused cannot be assessed.
What should Mr. Mann do? The purpose