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Harris, Geoff – Higher Education, 1997
Data from a survey of personnel directors in United Kingdom universities were used to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of job sharing from the institutions' perspective. Results show a 5% rise in productivity would raise the ratio of benefits to cost to 14.3 to 1. Retention of staff, reduction of stress, and reduced unemployment are also benefits.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Practices, Foreign Countries