Charles Handy article exploring the work-life balance and work beyond paid employment. Handy notes how, in the U.K., there has been a decline in the number of full-time workers in British industry, and an increase in "portfolio" workers, which he defines as those who are self-employed or part-time and working different types of jobs mostly to make ends meet. He argues that such laborers will be the future of the workforce at large. Handy proceeds to comment that work is a basic necessity in human lives, and categorizes work into five possible groupings, namely, wage work, fee work, study work, home work, and gift work. He concludes the article stressing how work is essential to life and one's personal growth, and that work should be a duty.
Handy, Charles B Universal Declaration of Human Rights World War I Dubois, Jacques United Kingdom Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976 Resurgence (periodical)
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Charles Handy article exploring the work-life balance and work beyond paid employment, 1993; Charles Handy Papers; Box 14, Folder 18; 10 pages
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