Alternative work arrangements: Individual, organizational and environmental outcomes.

Hasan Yildizhan, Sahand Hosouli, Sıdıka Ece Yılmaz, João Gomes, Chandan Pandey, Tarik Alkharusi

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed

6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Hasan YildizhanEngineering Faculty, Energy Systems Engineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, 46278, Adana, Turkey.

Sahand HosouliFaculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kingston University London, London, UK.

Sıdıka Ece YılmazCareer Planning Application and Research Center, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, 46278, Adana, Turkey.

João GomesFaculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, University of Gävle, 801 76, Gävle, Sweden.

Chandan PandeyClean Energy Processes (CEP) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.

Tarik AlkharusiEngineering Department, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat, Oman.

Adana Science and Technology University · TRImperial College London · GBKingston University · GBMuscat College · OMUniversity of Gävle · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flexible working models are widely used around the world. Furthermore, several countries are currently transitioning to a 4-day workweek. These working models have significant effects on organizational behavior and the environment. The study investigates the employees' attitudes and behaviors toward flexible working and 4-day workweek and the impact on the environment. The semi-structured interview method was used in the study to determine employee attitudes and behaviors; the carbon footprint calculation method was used to determine the environmental impact of a 4-day workweek. According to the study's findings, it has been discovered that there would be a positive impact on socialization, happiness, stress factor, motivation, personal time, mental health, comfort, work-life balance, time-saving, willingness, positive working environment, personal time, and physical health. Furthermore, a 4-day workweek reduced commuting emissions by 20%, resulting in a 6,07 kg tCO

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4-Day workweekCarbon emissionEmployee behaviorEnvironmental impactFlexible workingOrganizational behavior

Identifiers

PMID38034699

DOI10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21899

PMCPMC10685188

OpenAlexW4388498387

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