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NEW YORK, July 1, 2001—Two weeks’ vacation
may be the traditional American way, but few business managers will stay
away from their offices for more than a week at a time this summer, according
to a new survey of 1,100 executives by AMA's American Management Association.
While 97 percent of surveyed managers will get away
this summer, only 31 percent will do so for more than a week at a time,
the survey found. Although 25 percent have earned more than two weeks
off, only seven percent will be away from work for so long a span, and
one in five won’t even leave home while taking summer days off.
“The pattern is much more likely to be a week here
and a week there, or a number of long weekends, rather than an extended
period out of the office,” said Eric Rolfe Greenberg, AMA’s
Director of Management Studies.
Even while they’re away, 26 percent of vacationing
managers will be in daily contact with their offices, and two-thirds will
check in at least once a week. Thirty-four percent will connect via e-mail,
up from 21 percent three years ago, and 52 percent will use cell phones,
up from 37 percent in 1998. Thirty-nine percent say they will do at least
some office-related work while on vacation. CEOs are likely to take more
summer vacation days than the lesser executive ranks and more likely to
travel to multiple destinations, according to the survey, but they’re
also more likely to take work away with them and to be in daily touch
with the office.
The survey, conducted June 6-8, focused on vacation
plans for the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The 1,100 participants
included 151 CEOs (13.7%) and 413 senior executives who report to the
CEO (37.5%), with the remainder further down on the command chain.
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