Kaiser / Ringlstetter / Eikhof Creating Balance?

International Perspectives on the Work-Life Integration of Professionals
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-642-16199-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 328 Seiten

A 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 today's human resource management practice and theory. Professionals who have been described as 'extreme workers' regarding their work hours and engagement are under particular pressure to balance work and 'the rest of life'.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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kaiser, Stephan

Ringlstetter, Max Josef

Eikhof, Doris Ruth

Pina E Cunha, Miguel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Creating Balance?;1
2;Foreword;4
3;Introduction;6
3.1;1.1 Part I: Perspectives on the Work-Life Integration of Professionals;7
3.2;1.1 Part II: Antecedents and Consequences Related to Work-Life Integration;8
3.3;1.1 Part III: Mothers, Fathers and Couples: Challenging Conventional Wisdom;8
3.4;1.1 Part IV: Corporate Strategies Facilitating Work-Life Integration;9
3.5;1.1 Part V: Boundary Perspectives on Professionals Work-Life Integration;10
3.6;References;11
4;Contents;12
5;Contributors;14
6;Part I Perspectives on the Work-Life Integration of Professionals;18
7;Chapter 1 Integrating Professional Work and Life: Conditions, Outcomes and Resources;19
7.1;1.1 Introduction;19
7.1.1;1.1.1 ``Professionals" Who Are They? ;20
7.2;1.2 Conditions of Professionals WorkLife Integration;21
7.2.1;1.2.1 Work Organization and the Meaningfulness of Work;22
7.2.2;1.2.2 Changing Mobility of Work;24
7.2.3;1.2.3 Individual Values and Life Concepts;25
7.3;1.3 Individual and Organizational Benefits of Successful WorkLife Integration;25
7.3.1;1.3.1 Individual Benefits;26
7.3.1.1;1.3.1.1 Physical and Psychological Health Outcomes;27
7.3.1.2;1.3.1.2 Domain-Specific Satisfaction, Role Quality and Overall Satisfaction;28
7.3.1.3;1.3.1.3 Reduced Stress;28
7.3.2;1.3.2 Intangible Organizational Benefits;29
7.3.2.1;1.3.2.1 Organizational Commitment, Professional Commitment, and Employee Turnover Intention;29
7.3.2.2;1.3.2.2 Employee Performance;30
7.3.2.3;1.3.2.3 Organizational Reputation and External Communication;31
7.3.3;1.3.3 Tangible Organizational Benefits;31
7.3.3.1;1.3.3.1 Reduced Absenteeism;32
7.3.3.2;1.3.3.2 Organizational Performance;32
7.3.3.3;1.3.3.3 Employee Retention and Improved Recruiting;32
7.4;1.4 Leveraging Professionals WorkLife Integration: Increasing PersonEnvironment Fit;33
7.5;1.5 Conclusion;35
7.6;References;36
8;Chapter 2 Introducing Theoretical Approaches to Work-Life Balance and Testing a New Typology Among Professionals;43
8.1;2.1 What is Work-Life Balance A Glance at the Theoretical Background;43
8.1.1;2.1.1 Role Theories: The Foundation for Work-Life Balance;43
8.1.2;2.1.2 Overall Appraisal and Components Approach: Contemporary Views on Work-Life Balance;45
8.1.3;2.1.3 Outcomes of Work-Family Balance;47
8.2;2.2 A Typology of Work-Life Balance: A Person-Oriented Approach to Work-Nonwork Interaction;48
8.2.1;2.2.1 Building a Bridge Between Different Views of Work-Life Balance;48
8.2.2;2.2.2 Formation of the Typology of Work-Life Balance;49
8.3;2.3 Work-Life Balance Among Professionals: The Typology of Work-Life Balance in Practice;50
8.3.1;2.3.1 Prevalence of the Different Balance Types;50
8.3.2;2.3.2 Differences in Psychological Functioning and Role Engagement Between the Balance Types;55
8.4;2.4 Theoretical and Practical Conclusions;58
8.5;References;60
9;Chapter 3 From `Balancers' to `Integrators'? Young Professionals' Talk About `Work' and the Rest of `Life' in the UK;63
9.1;3.1 Introduction;63
9.2;3.2 The Study;65
9.3;3.3 Findings and Analysis;66
9.3.1;3.3.1 Young Future Professionals' Diverse Orientations to WLB;66
9.3.1.1;3.3.1.1 Balancers;67
9.3.1.2;3.3.1.2 Careerists;68
9.3.1.3;3.3.1.3 Career-Sacrificers;68
9.3.1.4;3.3.1.4 Integrators;69
9.3.2;3.3.2 Expectations of Employer WLB Support: Low 'Sense of Entitlement';70
9.3.2.1;3.3.2.1 Low Sense of Entitlement 1: The 'Bonus' Perception;70
9.3.2.2;3.3.2.2 Low Sense of Entitlement 2: The Scepticism Perception;71
9.3.3;3.3.3 Young People''s ''Wishes'' for Employer WLB Support Are Not the Same as Their ''Expectations'';73
9.4;3.4 Concluding Discussion;75
9.5;References;77
10;Chapter 4 Redefining Success: The Foundation for Creating Work-Life Balance;80
10.1;4.1 Introduction;80
10.2;4.2 Literature Review;82
10.3;4.3 Redefining Success;83
10.3.1;4.3.1 Non-work Arenas;83
10.3.2;4.3.2 Strategic Cheating;85
10.4;4.4 Individual Work-Life Balance Tactics;85
10.5;4.5 Implications for Practice and Leadership Education;87
10.5.1;4.5.1 Self-Awareness;88
10.5.2;4.5.2 Systems Thinking;88
10.5.3;4.5.3 Sensitivity to Employee Concerns;89
10.5.4;4.5.4 Adaptability;89
10.6;4.6 Conclusion;90
10.7;References;90
11;Part II Antecedents and Consequences Related to Professionals Work-Life Integration;93
12;Chapter 5 Personality and Work-Life Integration;94
12.1;5.1 A Typology of Primary Theories of Work and Life;94
12.2;5.2 Personality Variables Relevant to Working Professionals Work and Life Roles;97
12.2.1;5.2.1 Personality Traits and Perceptions Relating to Work-Life Integration;97
12.2.2;5.2.2 Personality Traits and Behaviors Relating to Work-Life Integration;98
12.3;5.3 Qualitative Integration and Review of Personality and Work-Life Relationships;99
12.3.1;5.3.1 Dispositional Affect and Work-Life Constructs;101
12.3.2;5.3.2 Core Self-Evaluations and Work-Life Constructs;103
12.3.3;5.3.3 Five Factor Model and Work-Life Constructs;105
12.3.4;5.3.4 Perseverance Type Personalities and Work-Life Constructs;106
12.4;5.4 Summary and Suggestions for Future Research;107
12.4.1;5.4.1 Suggestions for Future Research;107
12.4.2;5.4.2 Towards a Cognitive-Affective Conception of Work and Life;108
12.5;References;109
13;Chapter 6 Potential Antecedents and Consequences of Work-Family Conflict: A Three Country Study;113
13.1;6.1 Study I Manufacturing Managers in Turkey;115
13.1.1;6.1.1 Procedure;115
13.1.2;6.1.2 Respondents;116
13.1.3;6.1.3 Measures;116
13.1.3.1;6.1.3.1 Work-Family Conflict;116
13.1.3.2;6.1.3.2 Predictors of WFC;116
13.1.3.3;6.1.3.3 Work and Well-Being Outcomes;117
13.1.4;6.1.4 Results;117
13.1.4.1;6.1.4.1 Descriptive Statistics;117
13.1.4.2;6.1.4.2 Analysis Strategy;118
13.1.4.3;6.1.4.3 Predictors of Forms of WFC;118
13.1.4.4;6.1.4.4 Consequences of Work-Family Conflict;119
13.2;6.2 Study II Hotel Managers in Beijing, China;120
13.2.1;6.2.1 Procedure;120
13.2.2;6.2.2 Respondents;121
13.2.3;6.2.3 Measures;121
13.2.4;6.2.4 Results;121
13.2.4.1;6.2.4.1 Descriptive Statistics;121
13.2.4.2;6.2.4.2 Analysis Strategy;122
13.2.4.3;6.2.4.3 Predictors of Forms of WFC;122
13.2.4.4;6.2.4.4 Consequences of Work-Family Conflict;122
13.3;6.3 Study III Managers and Professionals in Egypt;123
13.3.1;6.3.1 Procedure;124
13.3.2;6.3.2 Respondents;124
13.3.3;6.3.3 Measures;124
13.3.4;6.3.4 Results;124
13.3.4.1;6.3.4.1 Descriptive Statistics;124
13.3.4.2;6.3.4.2 Analysis Strategy;125
13.3.4.3;6.3.4.3 Predictors of Work-Family Conflict;125
13.4;6.4 Discussion;127
13.4.1;6.4.1 Replicating the Carlson Et al. Study;127
13.4.2;6.4.2 Extending the Carlson, Kacmar, and Williams Study;127
13.4.3;6.4.3 Country Differences;128
13.4.4;6.4.4 Practical Implications;129
13.5;References;130
14;Chapter 7 Work-Family Balance, Role Integration and Employee Well-Being;132
14.1;7.1 Work-Family Balance and Role Integration;133
14.1.1;7.1.1 Integration and Segmentation;134
14.1.2;7.1.2 Spillover and Crossover;135
14.2;7.2 Predictors of Work-Family Integration;136
14.2.1;7.2.1 Social Factors;136
14.2.2;7.2.2 Occupational and Organizational Factors;137
14.2.3;7.2.3 Individual Factors;139
14.3;7.3 Consequences of Work-Family Integration;140
14.3.1;7.3.1 Outcomes for the Individual;141
14.3.2;7.3.2 Outcomes for the Individual's Family Members;142
14.3.3;7.3.3 Outcomes for Employers;143
14.4;7.4 Influences on Employee Work-Family Balance and Well-Being;143
14.4.1;7.4.1 Happiness and Health Outcomes;143
14.4.2;7.4.2 Positive and Negative Spillover as Mediating Mechanisms;145
14.4.3;7.4.3 Interdependence Among Domain-Specific Satisfaction and General Life Satisfaction;146
14.5;7.5 General Suggestions and Implications;147
14.5.1;7.5.1 Organizational Practices;147
14.5.2;7.5.2 Personal Strategies;148
14.6;References;149
15;Part III Mothers, Fathers, and Couples: Challenging Conventional Wisdom;152
16;Chapter 8 What to Expect When Shes Expecting;153
16.1;8.1 Introduction;153
16.2;8.2 Overview of the Literature;154
16.2.1;8.2.1 Constructing Professional Identities and Motherhood;155
16.3;8.3 Overview of the Research Process;155
16.3.1;8.3.1 Becoming a Mother and the Reconstruction of Professional Identity;156
16.3.2;8.3.2 Questioning Professional Identity;157
16.3.3;8.3.3 How Do Women Reconcile Their New Identity as a Mother with Their Professional Identity?;157
16.3.4;8.3.4 Reconstructing Professional Identity;159
16.3.4.1;8.3.4.1 Leaving;160
16.3.4.2;8.3.4.2 Maintaining the Status Quo;160
16.3.4.3;8.3.4.3 Redefining Current Career Track;161
16.4;8.4 Discussion and Conclusion;162
16.4.1;8.4.1 The Influence of National Culture on Women's Re-crafting of Professional Identity;163
16.5;References;164
17;Chapter 9 Fatherhood and Flexible Working: A Contradiction inINTtie;Terms?;166
17.1;9.1 Introduction;166
17.2;9.2 The Age of Flexibility;167
17.3;9.3 The Idealised Imageries of Fatherhood;168
17.3.1;9.3.1 The ''Colonial Father'';170
17.3.2;9.3.2 The ''Distant Breadwinner'';171
17.3.3;9.3.3 The ''Sex Role Model'';172
17.3.4;9.3.4 The ''Co-parent'';172
17.3.5;9.3.5 The ''Flexible Father'';173
17.4;9.4 Modern Men and Flexible Working;174
17.5;9.5 Conclusion: Are Flexible Dads Founded Upon Mums;177
17.6;References;179
18;Chapter 10 Dual-Career Couples: Specific ChallengesINTnl; for Work-Life Integration;181
18.1;10.1 Introduction;181
18.1.1;10.1.1 Overview: The Development of Dual-Career Couples;181
18.1.2;10.1.2 Aim and Structure of the Chapter;182
18.2;10.2 Dual-Career Couple Arrangements in Professionals: Frequency;182
18.3;10.3 Theoretical Models;183
18.4;10.4 Work-Life Integration in DCCs: Specific Challenges;184
18.4.1;10.4.1 The Pioneer Research of Rapoport and Rapoport;184
18.4.2;10.4.2 Later Research;185
18.5;10.5 Empirical Findings on the Specific Challenges of DCCs;185
18.5.1;10.5.1 Stress and Well-Being;185
18.5.2;10.5.2 Career and Mobility Issues;186
18.5.3;10.5.3 Marital Satisfaction and Partnership Stability;187
18.5.4;10.5.4 Parenthood;187
18.5.5;10.5.5 Gender and Dual-Career Couples;188
18.6;10.6 How to Facilitate the Work-Life Integration of DCC;189
18.6.1;10.6.1 Individual Level;189
18.6.2;10.6.2 Couple Level;190
18.6.3;10.6.3 Organizational Level;191
18.7;10.7 Conclusion;193
18.8;References;193
19;Part IV Corporate Strategies Facilitating Work-Life Integration;198
20;Chapter 11 Corporate Work-Life Balance Initiatives: Use and Effectiveness;199
20.1;11.1 Who Uses Work-Life Balance Initiatives;199
20.2;11.2 What Are the Outcomes for Managers and Professionals Using Work-Life Balance Initiatives;202
20.2.1;11.2.1 Effects of Initiative Use on Work-Life Balance;203
20.2.2;11.2.2 Effects of Initiative Use on Job Performance;203
20.2.3;11.2.3 Effects of Initiative Use on Organizational Commitment;205
20.2.4;11.2.4 Effects of Initiative Use on Career Advancement;206
20.3;11.3 Equity Concerns and Backlash Among Non-users;207
20.4;11.4 Conclusions;209
20.5;References;210
21;Chapter 12 Temporal Workplace Flexibility and Associated Work-Life Outcomes for Professionals;215
21.1;12.1 Introduction;215
21.1.1;12.1.1 Definition of Temporal Workplace Flexibility;215
21.1.2;12.1.2 Theoretical Perspective;216
21.2;12.2 Literature Review;216
21.2.1;12.2.1 Schedule Flexibility;217
21.2.2;12.2.2 Compressed Work-week Schedule;218
21.2.3;12.2.3 Regular Part-Time Employment;220
21.2.4;12.2.4 Job Sharing;221
21.2.5;12.2.5 Transition from Leave;223
21.2.6;12.2.6 Phased Retirement;224
21.3;12.3 Conclusion;225
21.4;References;226
22;Chapter 13 Causes and Consequences of the Utilization of Work-Life Policies by Professionals: Unconditional Supervisor Support Required;230
22.1;13.1 Introduction;230
22.2;13.2 Utilization of Work-Life Policies by Dutch Professionals in Association with Work-Life Culture, Work-Life Enrichment and Career Advancement;232
22.2.1;13.2.1 Utilization of Work-Life Policies by Professionals;232
22.2.2;13.2.2 Work-Life Policies in Relation to Work-Life Culture;233
22.2.3;13.2.3 Work-Life Policies and Work-Life Culture in Relation to Work-Life Enrichment;237
22.2.4;13.2.4 Work-Life Policies in Relation to Career Advancement;239
22.3;13.3 Role of Supervisors in Utilization of Work-Life Policies;241
22.3.1;13.3.1 The Role of Supervisors for the Utilization of Work-Life Policies;241
22.3.2;13.3.2 Supervisory Experiences with and Attitudes on Flexible and Care-Related Policies;242
22.3.2.1;13.3.2.1 Flexible Policies;242
22.3.2.2;13.3.2.2 Care-Related Policies;244
22.3.2.3;13.3.2.3 Concluding Remarks;245
22.3.3;13.3.3 Supervisor Allowance Decisions;245
22.4;13.4 Conclusions and Discussion;247
22.4.1;13.4.1 Conclusions;247
22.4.2;13.4.2 Practical Implications;251
22.4.3;13.4.3 Theoretical Implications for Future Research;252
22.5;References;252
23;Part V Boundary Issues of Professionals Work-Life Integration;256
24;Chapter 14 The Pressures of Commitment: Taking Software Home;257
24.1;14.1 Introduction;257
24.2;14.2 The Changing History of the Work-Home Boundary;258
24.3;14.3 The Growth and Nature of Software Work;261
24.4;14.4 The Studies;262
24.4.1;14.4.1 A Porous Boundary;262
24.4.2;14.4.2 The Contours of Commitment of Knowledge Workers;264
24.4.3;14.4.3 Evidence for a Software Community;266
24.4.4;14.4.4 Capturing the Work-Life Boundary;267
24.4.5;14.4.5 Role of Domestic Responsibilities;268
24.4.6;14.4.6 Work Preferences?;269
24.5;14.5 Conclusions;270
24.6;References;271
25;Chapter 15 The ``Myth of Separate Worlds'': An Exploration of How Mobile Technology has Redefined Work-Life Balance;273
25.1;15.1 Introduction;273
25.2;15.2 Terminology and Empirical Background;274
25.3;15.3 Mobile Technology and Boundaries in Time and Space;275
25.4;15.4 Why Use Mobile Technologies;277
25.4.1;15.4.1 Advantages of Mobile Technology;277
25.4.2;15.4.2 Disadvantages of Mobile Technology;278
25.4.3;15.4.3 Advantages and Disadvantages: A View from the Trenches;279
25.5;15.5 Time Spent Using Mobile Technology;281
25.5.1;15.5.1 Time Spent Using Mobile Technology: The View from the Home Front;282
25.6;15.6 Mobile Technology and the Work-Life Boundary;283
25.6.1;15.6.1 The Janus Face of Technology: Why the Contradictions?;284
25.7;15.7 Conclusions and Recommendations;284
25.8;References;287
26;Chapter 16 Working in Polycontextual Environments: An Empirical Analysis of Flexpatriates' Lifestyles;289
26.1;16.1 Introduction;289
26.2;16.2 Polycontextual Environments Nature of Flexpatriates;290
26.3;16.3 Flexpatriates Lifestyles;291
26.4;16.4 Austrian Flexpatriates Devising a Typology;293
26.5;16.5 Results: Flexi-types and Their Lifestyles;294
26.5.1;16.5.1 Commonalities: Structural Effects of the Temporal and Spatial Dimensions;295
26.5.1.1;16.5.1.1 In the Tug-of-War Between Speeding Up and Taking Time: The Temporal Dimension;295
26.5.1.2;16.5.1.2 Hotel Room as Working Place: The Spatial Dimension;296
26.5.2;16.5.2 Flexi-Types and Differences in Their Lifestyle-Dimensions;297
26.5.2.1;16.5.2.1 Buffet Breakfast: The Personal-Cultural Dimension;297
26.5.2.2;16.5.2.2 Affordable! ! The World is Our Oyster! The Factual-Cultural Dimension;298
26.5.2.3;16.5.2.3 Long-Lasting Close? Flexible? Business? Private? Social Everyday Occurrence;299
26.5.3;16.5.3 Summary of the Facets of Flexpatriates' Lifestyles;300
26.6;16.6 Conclusions;303
26.7;References;304
27;Chapter 17 Spatial Aspects of Professionals' Work-Life Integration;307
27.1;17.1 Introduction;307
27.2;17.2 Boundary Theory;308
27.3;17.3 Choice;309
27.4;17.4 Case Study Background;310
27.5;17.5 Findings;311
27.5.1;17.5.1 Changed Working Arrangements;311
27.5.2;17.5.2 Intrusion of Work in the Home;313
27.5.3;17.5.3 Control Over Work/Home Boundaries;314
27.6;17.6 Discussion and Conclusions;317
27.7;References;318
28;About the Authors;320
29;Index;329