:International Perspectives on the Work-Life Integration of Professionals
/ [electronic resource]
New York
: Springer
, Jan. 2011.
vi, 330 p.
:, 23.500 015.500 cm.
Printed
AnnotationA 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 todayâ& 128;& 153;s human resource management practice and theory. Professionals who have been described as â& 128;& 156;extreme workersâ& 128;& 157; regarding their work hours and engagement are under particular pressure to balance work and â& 128;& 157;the rest of lifeâ& 128;& 157;.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.
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