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Work Works*
Alfred P. Sloan Awards For Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility**
Families and Work Institute,
with partner organizations the Center for Workforce Preparation, an affiliate
of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Center for Emerging Futures and sponsor
the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, announce the Sloan Awards for Business Excellence
in Workplace Flexibility, to recognize and honor companies that successfully
use flexibility to meet both business and employee goals.
In their inaugural year of 2004, the Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in
Workplace Flexibility will be announced nationally, and implemented locally
in eight communities: Brooklyn, NY; Providence, RI; Durham, NC; Chicago, IL;
Detroit, MI; Dallas, TX; Long Beach, CA; and Salt Lake City, UT.
Eligibility
All companies as well as company divisions and work units with a central office
located in the selected communities will be eligible for the awards, regardless
of size or industry or profit or non-profit status.
Application Process
The application process consists of three phases:
1. Company Nomination Form - Full nomination details and deadlines will be posted in November 2004. Please fill out the preliminary nomination form below so that we may contact you with further information later.
2. Families and Work Institute survey to be completed by the company to describe
flexibility programs and policies, including an open-ended essay question to
assess the company culture and the impact of flexibility on the company and
its employees.
3. The company will provide a random list of employees to complete a brief online
Families and Work Institute survey to assess the use, implementation and culture
of flexibility in the company.
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Work Works: A Project on Workplace Effectiveness and Workplace Flexibility
is part of a larger collaboration with Workplace Flexibility 2010 at Georgetown
University Law Center and with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
** The Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility is a collaboration
with the Alliance for Work-Life Progress, Corporate Voices for Working Families,
Boston College Center for Work & Family and The Conference Board's Work-Life
Leadership Council.
Preliminary Company Nomination Form
for Sloan Awards For Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
Please provide the following information:
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