Maintaining a Sustainable Work–Life Balance

Edited by Peter Kruyen, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Stéfanie André, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Beatrice van der Heijden, Professor of Strategic HRM, Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; the Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Hubei University, Wuhan, China; and Kingston University, London, UK

‘This edited book provides an updated, critical, multidisciplinary, and comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge concerning work–life balance by encompassing contributions from an amazing and diverse group of well-known international scholars. Either if you are a student, a HR practitioner, a line manager, or a researcher, you’ll find here insights about the impact of digitalization, the consequences of being a working parent, practical tips for enjoying a more sustainable work–life balance, and so on.’

• Contents:Foreword xxiiiHan van KriekenPreface xxvPART I SETTING THE STAGE1 Introduction to maintaining a sustainable work–life balance 2Peter Kruyen, Stéfanie André, and Beatrice Van der Heijden2 Questioning the balance of work and life: somephilosophical observations 9Hans Schilderman3 Work hard, play hard: on the reciprocity of workconditions and leisure lifestyles 16Koen Van Eijck4 Volunteering and work–life balance 23Jessica Sowa5 The impact of life and career stages on workers’ careersustainability 30Beatrice Van der Heijden, Ans De Vos, and Jos Akkermans6 The value of work–life balance: cross-country andcross-worker comparisons 38Mara Yerkes and Karen van HedelPART II WORKPLACE SUPPORT7 Combining work and informal caregiving: workplacesupport to reduce work–care conflict 53Ellen Verbakel and Cécile Boot8 Leadership support and work–life balance 61Laura den Dulk, Samantha Metselaar, Joëlle van derMeer, and Brenda Vermeeren9 Leadership, social support, and work–life balance of employees 69Marloes Van Engen and Leire Gartzia10 Work–life balance in essential and non-essentialoccupations in the Netherlands 79Stéfanie André and Chantal Remery11 The use of work–life arrangements in academia: a criticalanalysis of the potential to transform organizational norms 87Inge BleijenberghPART III DIGITALIZATION AND HOMEWORKING12 Digital regulation in the service of sustainable work–life balance 96Ariane Ollier-Malaterre, Tammy Allen, Ellen ErnstKossek, Chang-Qin Lu, Gabriele Morandin, SabrinaPellerin, Ashkan Rostami, and Marcello Russo13 Signaling support for work–family balance in order toretain (tele)workers in hybrid work contexts: lessons fromthe COVID-19 pandemic 104Pascale Peters and Melanie De Ruiter14 Balancing work and life at home: a longitudinal analysisof working from home and work–life balance before andduring the pandemic 112Laura den Dulk, Joëlle van der Meer, SamanthaMetselaar, and Brenda Vermeeren15 Workplace flexibility and homeworking after COVID-19in public-sector and private-sector organizations 120Pablo Sanabria-Pulido and Palina Prysmakova16 When you just can’t “let it go”: a study of work-to-lifeconflict and job performance among Dutch public servants 129Shelena Keulemans and Peter KruyenPART IV WORKING PARENTS17 Returning to work after childbirth: maternal experiencesand spillover-crossover effects on the infant 139Roseriet Beijers18 Engaged fathers: towards a fatherhood premium or penalty? 146Marc Grau-Grau and Stéfanie André19 “Dadpreneurship”: a new practice amongsecond-generation Chinese-Dutch entrepreneurs toachieve work–life balance 156Yidong Tao and Caroline Essers20 Work–family balance and mental well-being acrossEurope: does a supportive country context matter? 163Mark Visser, Gerbert Kraaykamp, and Stéfanie AndréPART V WORK–LIFE BALANCE AND RETIREMENT21 Sustainable work–life balance after retirement 172Klaske Veth22 Balancing retirement age and termination of employment 179Mark HeemskerkPART VI INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES FOR FOSTERINGWORK–LIFE BALANCE23 Taking care of your own wellbeing 186Marjolein van de Pol24 Impact of strategies and interventions forimproving work–life balance 196Marjolein van de Pol and Ron Hameleers25 The Vocational Meaning and Fulfillment Survey: a newtool for fostering employees’ work–life balance and careersustainability 205Johanna Rantanen, Saija Mauno, Sanna Konsti, SannaMarkkula, and Gary Peterson26 Sustainable work through crafting 213Anne Mäkikangas, Jessica de Bloom, Philipp Kerksieck,and Miika Kujanpää27 Resetting time and priorities: communicative sensemakingand implications of homeworking 220Michael Coker, Sarah Riforgiate, Emily Godager, andInyoung Shin