Working for Balance - Part 2

Blackberry Backlash

The NBR series and special "Working for Balance" examines business efforts to embrace the work-life balance philosophy. In this report, correspondent Erika Miller explains how some employers are reducing employee stress by limiting use of mobile email devices like the BlackBerry.



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External Links/Articles*

• HR World
  HR World "is a leading resource and community for HR professionals." This links to an April 16, 2008 article published in HR World titled, "16 Ways to Encourage Work/Life Balance in Employees."
• Law.com
  Law.com, published by Incisive Media, compiles information from national and regional legal publications, including The American Lawyer and The National Law Journal. This links to an April 28, 2008 article originally published in The National Law Journal titled, "BlackBerry Clicks Can Up Company Costs."
• "The Morality of Time" (PDF Document)
  "The Morality of Time" is a short paper authored by Kathleen Gerson of New York University, the sociology professor Erika Miller interviews in her "BlackBerry Backlash" report. In the paper, Gerson argues that today's time dilemmas should not be attributed "to the values and aspirations of ordinary Americans."
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
  Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is profiled in Erika Miller's repot. This links to information the firm offers about its "Working environment" and its efforts to "improve physical well-being, social interaction, reward and recognition and overall work/life balance.".
• "Ubiquitous Email" (PDF Document)
  "Ubiquitous Email" is a paper authored by three members of the MIT Sloan School of Management. The paper was originally published in 2006 in the Proceedings of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. The paper is subtitled, "Individual Experiences and Organizational Consequences of BlackBerry Use."

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