Work Less, Live More?

Critical Analysis of the Work-Life Boundary

AvChris Warhurst,Doris Ruth Eikhof

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

The boundary between work and life is today seen as a major point of tension. New forms of employment and changing locations of work have blurred the distinction between paid labour and private life.Work Less, Live More? refocuses the debate from how we balance life and work to the increasingly ambiguous point where they meet. Leading scholars present international research to demonstrate the effects of this shift. Case studies include, amongst others, call centre workers, hairstylists and even professional athletes.Authoritative yet accessible, Work Less, Live More? investigates dramatic changes at the heart of Human Resource Management, Sociology and Organisation Studies.Key Features:- Offers a critical understanding of new modes of work and how workers experience and manage the resulting tensions between work and life- Rethinks work-life balance and the boundary between work and life internationally and across a range of occupations- The only textbook to focus on changing patterns and definitions of the relationship between work and life

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-04-28
Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:367 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Perspectives on Work and Organisations
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780230535602

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CHRIS WARHURST is Professor of Labour Studies and Director of the Scottish Centre for Employment Research at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. His teaching, research and writing focus on work, employment and organisation issues in the international economy.DORIS RUTH EIKHOF is Lecturer in Organisation Studies at the Department of Management, University of Stirling, UK, and Research Associate at the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria.AXEL HAUNSCHILD is Professor of Work, Employment and Organization at the University of Trier, Germany. He is also Guest Professor of Human Resource Management at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Recensioner i media

'The relationship between work and life has become a key feature of government, practitioner and academic debate. The authors respond to recent developments that challenge the work-life boundary, including the changing locations of work, new forms of work and work intensification'. - THE Textbook Guide 'The volume is an excellent, thought-provoking starting point for future studies on the design of work and the many facets of corresponding non-work life spheres.' -Renate Ortlieb, University of Graz

Innehållsförteckning

Out of Balance or just Out of Bounds? Mapping the Relationships between Work and Life; D.R.Eikhof, A.Haunschild& C.WarhurstWork-life Balance: Three Terms in search of a Definition; J.MacInnesJob Spillover: How Parents' Jobs Effect their Kids; B.PocockThe Time Bind and the Marketisation of Life; A.R.HochschildThe Problem of the Boundary in Work-life Balance Studies: Theorising the Total Responsibility Burden; P.RansomeFrustrated Ambitions: Working in the Knowledge Economy; J.Hyman& A.MarksGetting the Job Done: The Impact of the Conception of Work on Work-life Balance; S.A.Ballegaard& A.B.FangelWhat makes the Home Boundary Porous? The Influence of Work Characteristics and Boundary Preferences on the Permeability of the Home Domain; R.De Man, J.de Bruijn& S.GroeneveldWork Relations and the Multiple Dimensions of the Work-life Boundary; R.L.CohenHow Workers cope with Flexible Times and Mobility at Work: Gender and Profession make a Difference; A.Henninger& U.PapouschekRecreational use or Performance Enhancing? Drugs and Professional Sport; T.KhoshabaRe-establishing Boundaries: A process of Legitimizing Work in Home-based Telework; C.Kylin& J.C.Karlsson.