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The Work-Family Challenge : Rethinking Employment.
Title:
The Work-Family Challenge : Rethinking Employment.
Author:
Lewis, Suzan.
ISBN:
9781849207058
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (191 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Part 1: The Context for Change -- 1 - Rethinking Employment: An Organizational Culture Change Framework -- 2 - Reconciling Employment and Family Responsibilities: A European Perspective -- 3 - Work-Family Reconciliation and the Law: Intrusion or Empowerment? -- Part 2: Policy and Practice -- 4 - The Family-Friendly Employer in Europe -- 5 - The Restructuring of Work and Family in the United States: A New Challenge for American Corporations -- 6 - Formal and Informal Flexibility in the Workplace -- 7 - Corporate Relocation Policies -- 8 - Developing and Implementing Policies: Midland Bank's Experience -- Part 3: Barriers to the Effectiveness of Current Policies and Strategies -- 9 - Evaluating the Impact of Family-Friendly Employer Policies: A Case Study -- 10 - Constructing Pluralistic Work and Career Arrangements -- 11 - Work-Family Issues as a Catalyst for Organizational Change -- Conclusion -- 12 - Rethinking Employment: A Partnership Approach -- Index.
Abstract:
`This book is a treasure trove of evidence and debate and is essential reading for anyone interested in human resource management and, indeed, in the relationships between work, employment and society' - British Journal of Industrial Relations.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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