Date of Award
Winter 12-20-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Abstract
This qualitative research study seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between an organization's work schedule and employee recruitment. The author uses the City of Fremont, California as the focus of the study.
The following research hypothesis was employed in the study:
Hypothesis: Implementation of a citywide alternate work schedule would enhance the City of Fremont's ability to recruit employees.
The primary research method involved a survey, administered through the on-line SurveyMonkey tool, to 22 cities throughout the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area (and including one, the City of Tracy in San Joaquin County, a tenth county) which were identified as utilizing alternate work schedules for their city organizations. Responses from 15 cities provided information leading to a greater understanding of not only the specific issue of employee recruitment, as framed by the hypothesis, but also into other potential benefits and drawbacks which could result if the City of Fremont were to implement a citywide alternate work schedule.
The findings of the survey research, along with information from the literature review conducted for this study, provide strong support for the hypothesis.
The study concludes with policy recommendations and areas for further research which could build upon and enrich the current data findings.
Recommended Citation
Rakley, Amy Natalie, "Enhancing Employee Recruitment Through Utilization of a Citywide Alternate Work Schedule in the City of Fremont" (2008). EMPA Capstones. 291.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/capstones/291