From work-family balance to work-family interaction changing the metaphor

There are many lessons to be learned about work-family interaction. It is clear that some people have learned how to combine work and family in ways that are mutually supporting--at least much of the time--and some employers have created work environments and policies that make positive interdepende...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kravis-deRoulet Leadership Conference (-)
Other Authors: Halpern, Diane F. (-), Murphy, Susan E.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum c2005.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626930906719
Description
Summary:There are many lessons to be learned about work-family interaction. It is clear that some people have learned how to combine work and family in ways that are mutually supporting--at least much of the time--and some employers have created work environments and policies that make positive interdependence of these two spheres more likely to occur. This book discusses measures of work-family, conflict, policies designed to reduce conflict, comparisons with other industrialized nations, and reasons why family-friendly work-policies have not been adopted with enthusiasm. The purpose is to consider a
Item Description:Papers from the 13th annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference held in February 22, 2002 at Claremont McKenna College.
Physical Description:1 online resource (299 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781135614904
9781282379039
9786612379031
9781410612090