ISBN:
9780080560014
Language:
English
Pages:
453 p.
Parallel Title:
Print version Handbook of Work-Family Integration : Research, Theory, and Best Practices
DDC:
306.36
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
In today's industrialized societies, the majority of parents work full time while caring for and raising their children and managing household upkeep, trying to keep a precarious balance of fulfilling multiple roles as parent, worker, friend, & child. Increasingly demands of the workplace such as early or late hours, travel, commute, relocation, etc. conflict with the needs of being a parent. At the same time, it is through work that people increasingly define their identity and self-worth, and which provides the opportunity for personal growth, interaction with friends and colleagues, and whi
Abstract:
In today's industrialized societies, the majority of parents work full time while caring for and raising their children and managing household upkeep, trying to keep a precarious balance of fulfilling multiple roles as parent, worker, friend, & child. Increasingly demands of the workplace such as early or late hours, travel, commute, relocation, etc. conflict with the needs of being a parent. At the same time, it is through work that people increasingly define their identity and self-worth, and which provides the opportunity for personal growth, interaction with friends and colleagues, and whi
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Handbook of Work-Family Integration: Research, Theory, and Best Practices; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the contributors; SECTION I: THEORIES AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES; CHAPTER 1. Work-Family Integration: Introduction and Overview; CHAPTER 2. Historical Trends in Work-Family: The Evolution of Earning and Caring; CHAPTER 3. A Conceptual Model of the Work-Family Interface; CHAPTER 4. Reflections and Future Directions on Measurement in Work-Family Research; CHAPTER 5. On Multiple Roles: Past, Present, and Future
Description / Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 6. Toxic Job Ecologies, Time Convoys, and Work-Family Conflict: Can Families (Re)Gain Control and Life Course ""Fit""?SECTION II: ANTECEDENTS, OUTCOMES & MODERATORS; CHAPTER 7. Too Much To Do, and Not Enough Time: An Examination of Role Overload; CHAPTER 8. Positive Spillover Between Personal and Professional Life: Definitions, Antecedents, Consequences, and Strategies; CHAPTER 9. Work-Related Outcomes of the Work-Family Interface: Why Organizations Should Care; CHAPTER 10. The Emotional Dimensions of Family Time and Their Implications for Work-Family Balance
Description / Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 11. Health and Well-being Outcomes of the Work-Family InterfaceCHAPTER 12. Integrating Gender-Related Issues into Research on Work and Family; CHAPTER 13. Viewing 21st Century Motherhood Through a Work-Family Lens; CHAPTER 14. Work-Life Issues for Fathers; SECTION III: CONTEXT, PROCESSES, PRACTICES & POLICIES; CHAPTER 15. Coping with Work-Family Conflict: Integrating Individual and Organizational Perspectives; CHAPTER 16. Social Support and Work-Family Conflict
Description / Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 17. Face-Time Matters: A Cross-Level Model of How Work-Life Flexibility Influences Work Performance of Individuals and GroupsCHAPTER 18. Work-Family Culture: Current Research and Future Directions; CHAPTER 19. Cross-Cultural Approaches to Work-Family Conflict; CHAPTER 20. Assumptions, Research Gaps and Emerging Issues: Implications for Research, Policy and Practice; Appendix: Work-Family Websites, Resources, and Organizations; Author Index; Subject Index
Description / Table of Contents:
CONTEXT, PROCESSES, PRACTICES & POLICIES; CHAPTER 15. Coping with Work-Family Conflict: Integrating Individual and Organizational Perspectives; CHAPTER 16. Social Support and Work-Family Conflict
Description / Table of Contents:
A Cross-Level Model of How Work-Life Flexibility Influences Work Performance of Individuals and GroupsCHAPTER 18. Work-Family Culture: Current Research and Future Directions; CHAPTER 19. Cross-Cultural Approaches to Work-Family Conflict; CHAPTER 20. Assumptions, Research Gaps and Emerging Issues: Implications for Research, Policy and Practice; Appendix: Work-Family Websites, Resources, and Organizations; Author Index; Subject Index
Description / Table of Contents:
Can Families (Re)Gain Control and Life Course ""Fit""?SECTION II: ANTECEDENTS, OUTCOMES & MODERATORS; CHAPTER 7. Too Much To Do, and Not Enough Time: An Examination of Role Overload; CHAPTER 8. Positive Spillover Between Personal and Professional Life: Definitions, Antecedents, Consequences, and Strategies; CHAPTER 9. Work-Related Outcomes of the Work-Family Interface: Why Organizations Should Care; CHAPTER 10. The Emotional Dimensions of Family Time and Their Implications for Work-Family Balance
Description / Table of Contents:
Research, Theory, and Best Practices; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the contributors; SECTION I: THEORIES AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES; CHAPTER 1. Work-Family Integration: Introduction and Overview; CHAPTER 2. Historical Trends in Work-Family: The Evolution of Earning and Caring; CHAPTER 3. A Conceptual Model of the Work-Family Interface; CHAPTER 4. Reflections and Future Directions on Measurement in Work-Family Research; CHAPTER 5. On Multiple Roles: Past, Present, and Future
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Description based upon print version of record
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