M.B.A. / As a result of globalisation, today's organisations have to deal with increased competition in all sectors. Organisations need to focus on increasing their output and at the same time decreasing the inherent costs in producing the output. It has become essential for organisations to be viewed as employers of choice amongst the labour market and its competitors. This reduces a company's cost base substantially by attracting top talent and retaining essential employees. It has been estimated that an organisation spends up to two times an employee's annual salary when they first employ an individual, due to the recruitment, initiation and training costs. The retention of highly skilled employees has become a global issue as organisations identify that their competitive advantage lies in the minds of these talented individuals. Within the market place, there is a common misperception that women will be in the job market for a few years, and then leave to start a family. Because of this, many organisations often overlook women in the recruiting phase as well as when promotional opportunities arise. However, the workplace of the future will be characterised by increasing numbers of women and single parents, as women will join the workforce at twice the rate of men. These heads of non-traditional households will require benefits that allow them to balance their work and family life. Women may choose to work for different reasons, but many may need to work. Whether she chooses to work or needs to work, the work that she does and the hours that she completes it in is based on a decision the woman makes. This decision is influenced by the organisations that are committed to overall employee well being and adequate work-life benefits ...

Depression is experienced at a higher degree in poor, female, and under-employed persons, as compared to the general population. A very large number of poor mothers have entered the workforce since the welfare reform of 1996. Poor mental health can prevent these women from achieving economic self-sufficiency because it can affect their ability to find and retain jobs. This study analyses the New Hope data of working and non-working poor in a Midwestern city to find if predictive relations exist between depressive symptoms and employment and income outcomes across a three-year span. A bi-directional predictive relation is found between depressive symptoms and household income. Also, a higher number of hours worked predicts declines in depressive symptoms, and a lower level of depressive symptoms predicts less AFDC receipt three years later. / text

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 125 p.; also includes graphics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-121). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010. / Directed by Heather Helms; submitted to the Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jul. 19, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-145).

M.A. (Clinical Psychology) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

Thesis (DBA(DoctorateofBusinessAdministration))--University of South Australia, 2001.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 1993. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 276-286).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-94).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-94). Also available in print.