COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF A FOUR 10-HOUR DAY WORK WEEK IN ...
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF A FOUR 10-HOUR DAY WORK WEEK IN
CONSTRUCTION
By
DREW BERMAN
A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
2009
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? 2009 Drew Berman
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To Susan, Richard, Troy and Jennifer and in memory of Brad I. Berman
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I thank the chair and members of my supervisory committee, for their mentoring, the staff
at the UF Architecture Library, for their research assistance; and the interviewees, for their time
and participation. I thank my parents, for their continual encouragement and motivation
regarding the pursuit of this academic achievement.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.................................................................................................................... 4
LIST OF TABLES................................................................................................................................ 7
LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................................. 8
ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................................... 9
CHAPTER
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INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 10
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LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................................... 11
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 11
Four-Day Workweeks in The 1970s .......................................................................................... 11
Public Sector Implementation .................................................................................................... 12
Private Sector Implementation ................................................................................................... 14
Other Types of Alternative Schedules ....................................................................................... 15
Productivity ................................................................................................................................. 16
Work-Life Balance and Employee Morale ................................................................................ 17
Construction Ties ........................................................................................................................ 19
Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 19
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METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 21
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 21
Steps Taken.................................................................................................................................. 21
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INTERVIEWS............................................................................................................................. 22
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 22
Public Labor Representative Interview ...................................................................................... 22
Private Firm Representative Interview ...................................................................................... 23
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ANALYSIS OF RESULTS ........................................................................................................ 24
Productivity Loss......................................................................................................................... 24
Cost Benefit Formulas ................................................................................................................ 24
Example Case Studies ................................................................................................................. 25
Benefits Summary ....................................................................................................................... 27
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