| The Work-Family Challenge: Rethinking Employment Contributor(s): Lewis, Suzan (Editor), Lewis, Jeremy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803974698 ISBN-13: 9780803974692 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $65.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: The Context for Change / II. Policy and Practice / III. Barriers to the Effectiveness of Current Policies and Strategies for Moving Beyond Policies to Culture Change / IV. Conclusion CONTRIBUTORS: S. Lewis, P. Moss, J. Lewis, L. Harker, J. Gonyea, B. Googins, H. Holt, I. Thaulow, C. L. Cooper, A. Watts, C. Camp, K. Taylor, P. H. Raabe, J. K. Fletcher, R. Rapoport |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 331.25 |
| LCCN: 96-069551 |
| Series: World Bank Environment Paper; 15 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 10.62" W x 8.48" (0.95 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Work-Family Challenge contributors from the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States explore the possibilities of challenging traditional employment structures to take account of contemporary work and family realities. They take a critical look at the notion of family-friendly′ employment, and explore ways in which the rapidly changing needs of both organizations and the workforce can be met. The volume argues that real progress requires moving the focus from specific policies and practices towards more systemic organizational change. It examines the contexts and opportunities - global, international, national, sociopolitical, legal and economic - for this change. The book concludes that positive solution |
