Balancing work and family a practical guide to help organizations meet the global workforce challenge

This volume guides organizational leaders in implementing country-sensitive work-family policies and create family-responsible environments, in which employees can carry out their work and still be fully engaged with their families. It reviews the unique cultural, social, political and economic clim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Chinchilla, Nuria, editor literari (editor literari), Las Heras Maestro, Mireia, 1972- editor literari, Masuda, Aline D., editor literari
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst, Mass. : HRD Press, Inc [2010]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Work-family balance : a global challenge / Nuria Chinchilla, Mireia Las Heras, and Elizabeth Torres
  • A conceptual framework for understanding work-family conflict and policy implementation across countries / Aline D. Masuda and Laurel McNall
  • Family-responsible businesses in the U.S. : why how and with what results / Mireia Las Heras and Fred Van Deusen
  • Work and family : a view from Latin America / Patricia Debeljuh
  • Work-life balance in Europe : a shared concern / Beatriz Martin, Consuelo Leon, Aline D. Masuda, and Nuria Chinchilla
  • Work-family conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa / Chantal Epie, Muriithi J. Caesar Mwangi, and AlIne D. Masuda
  • Implementing family-friendly practices in Australia : national, industry and organizational insights / Jaliet Bourke, Susan MacKenzie, and Juliet Andrews
  • Work-family policies and practices : the case of four Asian countries / Maria Victoria Q. Caparas
  • The work-family relationships in China : cultural tradition, socioeconomic changes and policy implications / Nini Yang.