The Work-Family Challenge

The Work-Family Challenge
Author: Suzan Lewis
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1996-09-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780803974692

In The Work-Family Challenge contributors from the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States explore the possibilities of challenging traditional employment structures to take account of contemporary work and family realities. They take a critical look at the notion of `family-friendly' employment, and explore ways in which the rapidly changing needs of both organizations and the workforce can be met. The volume argues that real progress requires moving the focus from specific policies and practices towards more systemic organizational change. It examines the contexts and opportunities - global, international, national, sociopolitical, legal and economic - for this change. The book concludes that positive solution

Challenges for Work and Family in the Twenty-First Century

Challenges for Work and Family in the Twenty-First Century
Author: Dana Vannoy
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Total Pages: 252
Release:
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780202364667

Stimulated by unprecedented and complex changes in the nation's social landscape, the fourteen original papers in the present volume attempt to recast our approach to existing institutional arrangements between family and economy. The authors set the stage for redefinitions that give meaning and place to individuals, thus serving broader social goals.