The Second Work-life Balance Study
Author | : Jane Stevens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Jane Stevens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bertolini, Sonia |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2022-01-11 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1788976053 |
This innovative and thought-provoking Research Handbook explores the theoretical debate surrounding work–life balance, and provides a reflection on the opportunity to adopt multilevel research approaches and perspectives, along gender and temporal axes. The Research Handbook is an international overview of current research on work-life balance, considered in macro, meso and micro perspectives.
Author | : Dr A Vanitha Dr S Meenakumari |
Publisher | : Archers & Elevators Publishing House |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9386501228 |
Author | : Richenda Gambles |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2006-02-22 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0470094621 |
Many regard the ways in which paid work can be combined or ‘balanced’ with other parts of life as an individual concern and a small, rather self-indulgent problem in today’s world. Some feel that worrying about a lack of time or energy for family relationships or friendships is a luxury or secondary issue when compared with economic growth or development. In the business world and among many Governments around the world, the importance of paid work and the primacy of economic competitiveness, whatever the personal costs, is almost accepted wisdom. Profits and short term efficiency gains are often placed before social issues of care or human dignity. But what about the impact this has on men and women’s well being, or the long-term sustainability of people, families, society or even the economy? Drawing from interviews and group meetings in seven diverse countries – India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, the UK and USA – this book explores the multiple difficulties in combining paid work with other parts of life and the frustrations people experience in diverse settings. There is a myth that ‘work-life balance’ can be achieved through quick fixes rather than challenging the place of paid work in people’s lives and the way work actually gets done. As well as exploring contemporary problems, this book attempts to seed hope and new ways of thinking about one of the key challenges of our time.
Author | : D. Houston |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2005-04-04 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0230373593 |
As we begin the twenty-first century, UK employees work the longest hours in Europe. Workplace stress and home responsibilities are among the top five causes of absence from work. Yet work-life balance has emerged as a key concern for employers, policy makers and the media. This edited volume contains findings from 14 research projects within the ESRC's Future of Work Programme. The research examines the notion of employment flexibility and the effects of gender and care responsibilities on work and work performance. Conflicting needs of employers and employees and the gender divisions in work and family life call into question the feasibility of achieving the Government's aim of work-life balance for everyone.
Author | : Joan C. Williams |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-07-10 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9781118789278 |
A compendium of research studies from some of the most prominent researchers studying the dynamics of workplace flexibility in organizational psychology, sociology, and law. They explore gender inequality in access to and rewards/punishments from flexible work schedules, paid leave, and telecommuting.
Author | : Matthew Kelly |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2011-09-15 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1101544287 |
The prescriptive follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Dream Manager. One of the major issues in our lives today is work-life balance. Everyone wants it; no one has it. But Matthew Kelly believes that work- life balance was a mistake from the start. Because we don't really want balance. We want satisfaction. Kelly lays out the system he uses with his clients, his team, and himself to find deep, long-term satisfaction both personally and professionally. He introduces us to the three philosophies of our age that are dragging us down. He shows us how to cultivate the energy that will give us enough battery power for everything we need and want to do. And finally, in five clear steps, he shows us how to use his Personal & Professional Satisfaction System to establish and honor our biggest priorities, even if we spend a lot more time on some of the lesser ones.
Author | : Margret Fine-Davis |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2006-04-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1402025386 |
At the risk of sounding frivolous, there is a good case to be made for the argument that women constitute the revolutionary force behind contemporary social and economic transformation. It is in large part the changing role of women that explains the new household structure, our altered demographic behaviour, the growth of the service economy and, as a consequence, the new dilemmas that the advanced societies face. Most European countries have failed to adapt adequately to the novel challenges and the result is an increasingly serious disequilibrium. Women explicitly desire economic independence and the societal collective, too, needs to maximise female employment. And yet, this runs up against severe incompatibility problems that then result in very low birth rates. Our aging societies need more kids, yet fertility levels are often only half of what citizens define as their desired number of children. No matter what happens in the next decade, we are doomed to have exceedingly small cohorts that, in turn, must shoulder the massive burden of supporting a retired baby-boom generation. Hence it is tantamount that tomorrow’s adults be maximally productive and, yet, the typical EU member state invests very little in its children and families.
Author | : Erin L. Kelly |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2021-10-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0691230803 |
Why too much work and too little time is hurting workers and companies—and how a proven workplace redesign can benefit employees and the bottom line Today's ways of working are not working—even for professionals in "good" jobs. Responding to global competition and pressure from financial markets, companies are asking employees to do more with less, even as new technologies normalize 24/7 job expectations. In Overload, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen document how this new intensification of work creates chronic stress, leading to burnout, attrition, and underperformance. "Flexible" work policies and corporate lip service about "work-life balance" don't come close to fixing the problem. But this unhealthy and unsustainable situation can be changed—and Overload shows how. Drawing on five years of research, including hundreds of interviews with employees and managers, Kelly and Moen tell the story of a major experiment that they helped design and implement at a Fortune 500 firm. The company adopted creative and practical work redesigns that gave workers more control over how and where they worked and encouraged managers to evaluate performance in new ways. The result? Employees' health, well-being, and ability to manage their personal and work lives improved, while the company benefited from higher job satisfaction and lower turnover. And, as Kelly and Moen show, such changes can—and should—be made on a wide scale. Complete with advice about ways that employees, managers, and corporate leaders can begin to question and fix one of today's most serious workplace problems, Overload is an inspiring account about how rethinking and redesigning work could transform our lives and companies.
Author | : Nancy Lockwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Labor |
ISBN | : 9781932132069 |
Giving human resource professionals historical perspective, data, and possible solutions to the challenging balance of work and life, this resource provides options to positively impact the bottom line of their companies, improve employee morale, retain employees with valuable company knowledge, and keep pace with workplace trends. This critical perspective demonstrates how global competition, personal life, and an aging workforce are factors that can be utilized to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace through work/life initiatives.