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Workplaces in the Middle East need to change. Will companies be ready in 2023?· Fast Company ME
On flexibility and autonomy as drivers, and UAE experiments with four-/four-and-a-half-day weeks.
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Why is Gen Z rejecting hustle culture and redefining the meaning of work? (The Stream)· Anelise Borges
TV programme with the 'lazy girl job' creator, an anti-career coach and a union organiser.
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No Work Wednesdays: This Company Loves The Four-Day Work Week (Versa)· Joost Minnaar / Pim de Morree et al.
How a Melbourne agency closed on Wednesdays and grew.
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Ryzon's Journey To A 4-Day Work Week· Joost Minnaar / Pim de Morree et al.
How a Cologne sportswear brand moved to four days.
Case study
A Four-Day Workweek: It's Better For Everyone· Joost Minnaar / Pim de Morree et al.
Evidence and cases for the four-day week.
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The Surprising Viability of the Four-Day Workweek (Juliet Schor)· Juliet Schor
Schor on trial evidence that a shorter week benefits employees and employers.
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Why Four-Day Workweek Experiments Fail (and How to Make Yours Stick)· Benjamin Laker & Chidiebere Ogbonnaya
Execution strategies for a lasting transition.
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The Four-Day Workweek: How to Make It Work in Your Organization (Andrew Barnes, Work/23)· Andrew Barnes
Q&A with the New Zealand pioneer from MIT SMR's Work/23 symposium.
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How Far-Reaching Could the Four-Day Workweek Become?· Benjamin Laker
Experiments show trimmed costs, better retention and well-being.
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1Corporate RebelsNetherlands · Blog / research community1712Leadermorphosis (podcast)UK / Sweden · Podcast (106 episodes)853Harvard Business ReviewUSA · Magazine / HBR Press324Wikipedia / Wikipédia (reference entries)Global · Reference265SciELO Brazil (RAE, RAP, Cadernos EBAPE, Educação & Sociedade, Katálysis)Brazil · Academic repository236Forbes (contributors: Pontefract, Perna…)USA · Business magazine127MIT Sloan Management ReviewUSA · Magazine (archive; final issue Sept 2026)108German workplace-democracy voices (Zeuch, Schüller, MassivKreativ, t3n, HR Manager)Germany · Blogs / trade press109Enlivening EdgeUSA (global) · Teal / next-stage magazine810Poland (Rzeczpospolita, Blikle, teal publications)Poland · Press / author / academic811L'Usine Nouvelle / French work media (WttJ, LaborAgora, RH Info)France · Trade & work media812Semco Style Institute / Dutch Semco-Stijl coverage (MT/Sprout, Boom, Koedijk)Netherlands · Press / institute813McKinsey & CompanyUSA · Consultancy research714Medium (Lisa Gill, 嘉村賢州, others)Global · Blogging platform715FortuneUSA · Business magazine616Bayer (Dynamic Shared Ownership) & coverage (CNBC, Fortune, Forbes)Germany · Corporate case + press617Bain & Company InsightsUSA · Consultancy research618Deloitte Insights (Human Capital Trends)USA · Consultancy research619Wharton (Knowledge at Wharton, Mack Institute, SMJ)USA · Business-school research620Accenture ResearchIreland / USA · Consultancy research621Gen Z creators (Gabrielle Judge / Antiworkgirlboss, Rob Mayhew…) — YouTube/TikTokGlobal · Creator video522Journal of Organization DesignDenmark / Springer · Academic journal (open access)523HBS Online blog / Harvard Business School casesUSA · Business school524INSEAD Knowledge / INSEADFrance · Business-school insights525BCG Henderson InstituteUSA · Consultancy research526Runn / Peerdom / Amazing Workplaces / other practitioner blogsGlobal · Practitioner blogs527Belgium (Trends/Knack, VRT, Van Massenhove)Belgium · Press / broadcaster528Happy Ltd / Forward Institute / UK practitioner mediaUK · Practitioner media529Czechia (Hajzler / Svoboda v práci; Finmag, Deník)Czechia · Press / movement530Fast Company Middle EastUAE · Business magazine431Tom Peters (tompeters.com + interviews)USA · Author site / podcasts432Stanford GSB InsightsUSA · Business-school insights433unSILOed / Conscious Entrepreneur / Inside Personal Growth / New Books NetworkUSA · Podcasts434Il Sole 24 Ore / Radio 24Italy · Business daily / radio435SB Bit (ビジネス+IT) / Sentankyo / KAIGO Leaders / Rodo ShimbunJapan · Business & sector media436WorldBlu (Freedom at Work list, Traci Fenton)USA · Certification / community437California Management Review (Getz 2009; Frynas et al. 2018)USA · Academic journal438Italian practitioner & reference (Peoplerise, Treccani, E-Skill)Italy · Blogs / encyclopaedia439TED / TED-EdUSA · Talks / video340LinkedIn Pulse / LinkedIn articles (practitioner long-form, Gen Z voices)Global · Social platform articles341Zoho / Sridhar Vembu coverage (BW Businessworld, Business Today, IBTimes, Gulf News)India · Business press342IESE Insight / IE Insights (Spain)Spain · Business-school insights343Cuadernos de Gestión (UPV/EHU) / DialnetSpain · Academic journal / index344Finland (MODe research, Helsingin Sanomat, Yle)Finland · Research / press / radio345Frontiers / Springer / JSTOR (Dewey scholarship)Global · Academic346Liberté & Cie (Isaac Getz)France · Author site347strategy+business (PwC) / Stanford Social Innovation ReviewUSA · Magazines348Fast Company (US)USA · Business magazine249MT/Sprout, NRC, FD (NL)Netherlands · Business press250Cybozu-shiki (サイボウズ式) / Nikkei BusinessJapan · Corporate magazine / business weekly251Mint / Economic Times / Forbes IndiaIndia · Business press252Steve Denning (Forbes column, Strategy & Leadership, Age of Agile)USA · Columnist / author253Haier / Rendanheyi Forum & ZeroDX awardsChina · Corporate / conference254Harvard Business Review Arabia (Majarra)UAE · Licensed magazine255ManagementSiteNetherlands · Management platform256changeXGermany · Change-management magazine257CHRO.nl / Binnenlands BestuurNetherlands · HR / public-sector media258IMD (Bill Fischer on Haier)Switzerland · Business-school insights259Redalyc / Revista Galega de EconomíaLatin America / Spain · Academic repository260Toyo Keizai OnlineJapan · Business weekly261De CorrespondentNetherlands · Journalism platform262Gulf NewsUAE · Newspaper263Research in Organizational Behavior (Lee & Edmondson)USA / Elsevier · Academic journal264Inc.USA · Business magazine165Brave New Work (Aaron Dignan & Rodney Evans)USA · Podcast166Reinventing Organizations Wiki / Laloux video seriesBelgium / USA · Wiki / video167The Conversation (France)France · Academic journalism168brand einsGermany · Business magazine169Aalto University (Martela, Salovaara — MODE project)Finland · University research170Die Zeit / Spiegel (DE)Germany · Press171HandelsblattGermany · Business daily172Haufe New ManagementGermany · Management platform173Helsingin Sanomat / Talouselämä (FI) — Reaktor, Futurice, VincitFinland · Press174Patagonia StoriesUSA · Corporate storytelling175ner by K2K / ner GroupSpain · Corporate / movement176Al Jazeera (The Stream)Qatar · TV / video177AxiosUSA · News178Bloomberg (Work Shift)USA · Newsletter179Caixin GlobalChina · Business media180Columbia Business School InsightsUSA · Business-school insights181Managementboek.nlNetherlands · Book platform / reviews182BRQ Business Research Quarterly (SAGE)Spain · Academic journal183China DailyChina · Newspaper184Human Resource Management Review (ScienceDirect)USA · Academic journal185Issues in Accounting Education / AAA (Handelsbanken case)USA · Academic journal186Financial Times / The Economist (UK)UK · Press087Les Echos / L'Express / Capital (FR)France · Business press088Corporate Rebels Summit (Amsterdam) & Rebel PodcastNetherlands · Conference / podcast089Harvard Business Manager (DE)Germany · Licensed magazine090London Business School (Think / Hamel)UK · Business-school insights091Organization Studies / Organization Science (SMO research)Global · Academic journals092De Tijd / Trends (BE) — Van Massenhove coverageBelgium · Business press093Diamond OnlineJapan · Business weekly094Enspiral / The Hum (NZ)New Zealand · Network / handbook095Gulf BusinessUAE · Business magazine096Nikkei AsiaJapan · Business daily (English)097South China Morning Post / Sixth ToneChina / HK · Press098Teal Around the World / Global Teal MeetupsGlobal · Online conference099The Guardian (Work section)UK · Press0100Arabian BusinessUAE · Business magazine0TOTAL613Other minor sources not in the Top 100 (small blogs, PDF mirrors, listings)149Library total762