Creating Balance?!: international perspectives on the work-life integration of professionals

A satisfactory and healthy integration of work with other life domains is oneof 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. Workhours 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. Morethan 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. INDICE: 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.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-16198-8
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 330
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés