Study: Working fewer hours can boost productivity
Productivity increases and teams function better when workers take vacations and cut down on overtime, a Harvard University study found. Some companies require employees to leave the office at a certain time and not work on weekends to cut down on "bad intensity" that can hamper job performance, Sue Shellenbarger writes.
Wall Street Journal, The | 09/22
This story published in SmartBrief on Workforce on 09/24/2009
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