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Why extreme jobs are on the rise? theekshana


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Many macro factors are behind the rise inextreme jobs

Think the above are copied straight from the cranfield article. To avoidplagiarism shall we add our own words for the above factors? Also shall

we limit them to 3 main factors to save time when explaining?

Social/economic factors

Globalization Technological

advancement Market needs oversocial needs

Consumerism Gendered social

structures

Tightening labormarket post financialcrisis

Organizational factors

High performance worksystems

Performancemeasurement

Competitivepresenteeism

Ineffective work-lifebalance initiatives

Occupational factors

Professionalcommitment andidentity

Occupationalcommunity

Job characteristics Work organization

Source: A review of research on extreme jobs: long hours, intense effort, high challenge, School of Management, CranfieldUniversit


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and in turn shape up the individual factors toinfluence the employees

Economicfactors

Occupational factors

Organization

al factors Individual factorsWork is central to identityPersonal choice (career aspirations?)Extrinsic motivationsIntrinsic motivationsWorkaholism

Demographics: gender, age

Source: A review of research on extreme jobs: long hours, intense effort, high challenge, School of Management, CranfieldUniversit

employee

shall we limit them to 3 main factors to save time when explaining?


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Why people take extreme jobs in first place?thushyanthi


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Extreme jobs offer many benifits, which motivateambitious employees to take up the challenges

challenges Benefits

Sources: 1) The rise of extreme jobs case, 2) The dangerous allure of the 70 -hour workweek, Sylvia AnnHewlett and Carol n Buck Luce 2006


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Research finds high pay is not the biggest motivatorto take up extreme jobs


Better to create this table again with colors consistent with the otherslides

Evidence from research and the case.


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and such jobs tend to be self-inflicted andcan become addictiveEvidence from research and the case.

66% and 76% of the respondents in USA and globally respectively, love their jobsand 64% admit the pressure and the pace are self inflicted. Very few felt exploited The winner takes all perception makes extreme jobbers to think only byworking hard will help to reap the disproportionate benefits

Sources: 1) The rise of extreme jobs case, 2) The dangerous allure of the 70 -hour workweek, Sylvia Ann Hewlett and

Building this business in marketswhere no one has done anything

like this before is enormouslyexciting .. An Asian manager

It gives me this rush.Like a drug, itsaddictive.. a seniorinvestment banker

If I can get this to work for thestudio, Ill be the first guy to figure itout. Everyone else who has tried hasfailed. Its my Everest .. a creative

executive


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Should companies encourage, discourage or letit upto employees to decide? Medha


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Even though extreme jobs beneficial to both; in thelong run they spill negative consequences

Such positive consequences will be tangible only in the short run In the long run such extreme commitments will lead to negative

consequences and not be beneficial to both parties

Extreme jobs

satisfy

Companyexpectations:

survival, shareholder

expectations, faceoff competition

Individualexpectations:

Status, power,

recognition, highpay


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Research infact finds such extreme labor comesat a huge cost to the individuals social life

Evidence from research and the case. Social issues disability to maintain home (66% men, 77% women) Weakening bond with children (65% men, 33% women) Weakening bond with spouses (46% men, 46% women)

Health issues Insomnia Anxiety Lack of exercise

alcoholism

I cant even fathom having aboy friend an extreme

jobholder

My dads always exhausted. Hesgone when I get up, and not backwhen I go to sleep.a daughter

of an extreme jobholder


I had major anxiety withoutwork..we cut our 10 day

honeymoon to 5 days..anextreme jobholder


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Thus companies should actively step in to strikea proper work-life balance

shall we add a summary of the section managing stress (page 611 inthe book) here?



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Will you take up such a job? Iran


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Influence of local macro and micro factors willdetermine the acceptance or rejection of such jobs

Economic factors (We see these factors are beginning to influence our companies)Social and cultural norms Career aspiration (we are comfortable with fixed time working culture and

value social side high. So the extent of your ambitiousness will determineyou taking up such jobs)

Gender (even if local females are willing, social factors will discouragetaking extreme jobs)

Age (young ppl are obviously driven by their passion so they like to work

hard compared to older generation)Organizational/occupational factors

Nature of corporate culture (can relate challenge-hindrance stress theoryand its applicability in SL we see politics, conflicts, red tapes common inSL. These will discourage ppl taking extreme jobs)

(we can only put these factors in a table and explain those in bracket)Sources: 1) The rise of extreme jobs case, 2) The dangerous allure of the 70 -hour workweek, Sylvia Ann

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