Synopses & Reviews
A satisfactory and healthy integration of work with other life domains is one of the key challenges of modern society. Work-life balance and work-life integration are prominent buzzwords in today's management practice and theory. Particularly professionals who are very often extreme workers regarding their work hours and engagement have to master the balancing act between work and 'the rest of life'.The contributions of this collection address key issues in the increasingly extensive discussion of work-life issues of professionals. Work hours and work intensification, the increasing competitive pressure on the job market, changed and still changing work and family-related values amongst young executives and the increasing career orientation of women work-life balance a topic of high interest for the individual and the organization alike. More than ever, organizations are expected to have policies and procedures in place that enable employees to work efficiently as well as integrate work and private life. This book project provides a platform for distinguished researchers from across the world to share experiences and research findings and to generate new knowledge on the work-life integration of professionals. This collection of cutting-edge research and novel theoretical perspectives provides a source of knowledge and inspiration for academic and business audiences interested in work-life integration issues - in particular of professional workers - and advances our understanding and discussions in this area.
Synopsis
Work-life balance and work-life integration are buzzwords of today's management practice and theory.
Synopsis
I Work-life integration of professionals.- II Antecedents and consequences related to work-life integration.- III Mothers, fathers and couples: challenging conventional wisdom.- IV Corporate strategies facilitating work-life integration.- V Boundary perspectives on professionals' work-life integration.
Synopsis
A satisfactory and healthy integration of work with other life domains is one of the key challenges of modern society. Work-life balance and work-life integration have become focal points of today's human resource management practice and theory. Professionals who have been described as "extreme workers" regarding their work hours and engagement are under particular pressure to balance work and "the rest of life". This collection maps the increasingly extensive discussion of work-life issues for professionals and discusses key aspects in depth. What is work-life integration? What are the specific challenges for professionals? How do they manage their blurred work-life boundaries? How can companies intervene? Internationally leading authors discuss antecedents and individual and organizational outcomes of work-life integration, gender-specific perspectives and challenges as well as the use and usefulness of corporate work-life balance initiatives. In five sections distinguished researchers from across the world present experiences and research findings to provide a compendium of academic and applied research on the work-life integration of professionals. Cutting-edge research and novel theoretical perspectives make this collection a source of knowledge and inspiration for academic and business audiences interested in work-life integration issues in general and in the case of professionals in particular.
Table of Contents
I Work-life integration of professionals.- II Antecedents and consequences related to work-life integration.-