jtchew@csa3.lbl.gov (JOSEPH T CHEW) (06/21/91)
A non-netter friend is researching sabbaticals with the goal of persuading her private-sector computer company to adopt this here- tofore largely academic concept. She would like to hear some facts and opinions from both academia and government/industry, including: * Personnel affairs (duration, pay, return to job) * What you did/what people do during the sabbatical * Published studies on the subject of private-sector sabbaticals * Benefits to the organization (e.g., skills development, personnel retention, information gathered, collaboration) Thank you very much for your assistance. I've cast my net rather widely, and would guess that E-mail replies or followups to misc.jobs.misc would be most appropriate. I'll keep a running summary and dispense it by E-mail upon request. --Joe "Just another personal opinion from the People's Republic of Berkeley"