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Handbook of research on work-life balance in Asia / edited by Luo Lu (distinguished professor, department of business administration, National Taiwan University, Taiwan), Cary L. Cooper, CBE (50th anniversary professor of organizational psychology and health, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK; President of the British Academy of Management)

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: New horizons in management | Edward Elgar E-Book ArchivePublisher: Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass, USA : Edward Elgar, 2015Description: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 330 pages)ISBN:
  • 9781783475094
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: 9781783475087. | Erscheint auch als: 9781783475087 (hardback) | Erscheint auch als: Handbook of research on work-life balance in Asia. Druck-Ausgabe. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015. VIII, 330 S.DDC classification:
  • 306.3/6095 23
LOC classification:
  • HD4904.25
DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781783475094Online resources: Production credits:
  • In Asian societies, work and family issues are only recently beginning to gain attention. The pressure of rapid social change and increasing global competition is compounded by the long hours work culture, especially in the Pan-Confucian societies such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea. Furthermore, with the rising female labor participation, more and more Asian employees are now caught between the demands of work and family life. The aim of this Handbook is, thus, to shed new light on work-life balance in Asia by adopting a distinct Asian perspective in theory, research and practice. It provides a state-of-the-art collection of evidence from studies, and empirical research, to explain why and how work and family interference arises and affects well-being for Asian adults; and further address the topics through both a mono-cultural and cross-cultural analysis, with the help of expert contributors in the field. Students and scholars will find the comprehensive and updated review of empirical evidence useful in their research. The book also provides a thoughtful reflection on governmental and organizational family-friendly practices in major Asian societies, which will be of interest to practitioners in the field of management, business and investing
Summary: pt. I. Negotiating work-life balance at the individual- and familial-level : the Asian perspective -- pt. II. Negotiating work-life balance at the organizational- and societal-level : the Asian perspective -- pt. III. Negotiating work-life balance : the cross-cultural perspective.Summary: In Asian societies, work and family issues are only recently beginning to gain attention. The pressure of rapid social change and increasing global competition is compounded by the long hours work culture, especially in the Pan-Confucian societies such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea. Furthermore, with the rising female labor participation, more and more Asian employees are now caught between the demands of work and family life. The aim of this Handbook is, thus, to shed new light on work-life balance in Asia by adopting a distinct Asian perspective in theory, research and practice. It provides a state-of-the-art collection of evidence from studies, and empirical research, to explain why and how work and family interference arises and affects well-being for Asian adults; and further address the topics through both a mono-cultural and cross-cultural analysis, with the help of expert contributors in the field. Students and scholars will find the comprehensive and updated review of empirical evidence useful in their research. The book also provides a thoughtful reflection on governmental and organizational family-friendly practices in major Asian societies, which will be of interest to practitioners in the field of management, business and investingPPN: PPN: 1023437805Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE
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