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S (Ed) Et Al Lewis - Work, Families and Organisations in Transition - 9781847422200 - V9781847422200
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Work, Families and Organisations in Transition

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Description for Work, Families and Organisations in Transition Hardback. Based upon cross-national case studies of public and private sector workplaces, "Work, families and organisations in transition" illustrates how workplace practices and policies impact on employees' experiences of "work-life balance" in contemporary shifting contexts. Editor(s): Lewis, Suzan; Brannen, Julia; Nilsen, Ann. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Across Europe the importance of reconciling paid work and family life is increasingly recognised by a range of diverse government regulations and organisational initiatives. At the same time, employing organisations and the nature of work are undergoing massive and rapid changes, in the context of global competition, efficiency drives, as well as social and economic transformations in emerging economies. "Work, families and organisations in transition" illustrates how workplace practices and policies impact on employees' experiences of "work-life balance" in contemporary shifting contexts. Based upon cross-national case studies of public and private sector workplaces carried out in Bulgaria, Norway, Portugal, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847422200
SKU
V9781847422200
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About S (Ed) Et Al Lewis
Suzan Lewis is Professor of Organisational Psychology in the Department of Human Resource Management at Middlesex University Business School. She has extensive research experience on work-personal life issues and workplace practice, culture and change in different workplace and social policy contexts. She is a founding editor of the international journal "Community, Work and Family". Julia Brannen is professor of sociology ... Read more

Reviews for Work, Families and Organisations in Transition
'The book tackles important contemporary themes, and by placing the issues faced by working parents in the wider context of organisational change and national policy frameworks, it allows for the findings to be interpreted in a more holistic sense.' Clare Kelliher, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University "This thought provoking book raises compelling questions about how contemporary ways of working ... Read more

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