Synopsis

Organizations can no longer afford to assume that the ideal employee is male, full-time, and free from responsibilities outside work. As the percentage of women in the active work population rises, and the number of dual-income families grows, there is an ever greater demand for more flexible patterns of employment. Harmonizing Work, Family, and Personal Life examines the organizational challenges of introducing work-life policies and practices from both an individual and a managerial perspective. Drawing on a broad range of international case studies of companies where such policies have both succeeded and failed, it acts as a practical guide for policy design and implementation. Harmonizing Work, Family, and Personal Life will be essential reading for human resource practitioners, advanced students and academic researchers in the field of human resource management, organizational behavior, or career management.

Biography

Steven A. Y. Poelmans is Assistant Professor of Managing People in Organizations at IESE Business School, Barcelona, where he is co-founder and Academic Director of the International Center of Work and Family. Professor Poelmans is also the coordinator of the second phase of the Collaborative International Study on Managerial Stress (CISMSII), the first international study of work-family conflict in 26 countries.

Paula Caligiuri is Associate Professor in the Human Resource Management Department in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University, where she is the Director of the Center for Human Resource Strategy (CHRS). As a consultant, Professor Caligiuri is the President of Caligiuri and Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in selection, performance assessment, and development of global leaders.