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Work/Family Border Theory: A New Theory of Work/Family Balance
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Work/family border theory as mentioned in this paper is a new theory about work/family balance that addresses how domain integration and segmentation, border creation and management, border-crosser participation, and relationships between bordercrossers and others at work and home influence work and family balance.Abstract:
This article introduces work/family border theory - a new theory about work/family balance. According to the theory, people are daily border-crossers between the domains of work and family. The theory addresses how domain integration and segmentation, border creation and management, border-crosser participation, and relationships between border-crossers and others at work and home influence work/family balance. Propositions are given to guide future research.read more
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Work-family balance.
TL;DR: Work-family balance is a hot topic in the field of psychology as discussed by the authors, with a large body of work and non-work related work-family work-self-definitional boundaries.
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On the meaning of work: A theoretical integration and review
TL;DR: The meaning of work literature is the product of a long tradition of rich inquiry spanning many disciplines as discussed by the authors, and the field lacks overarching structures that would facilitate greater integration, consistency, and understanding of this body of research.
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The relation between work-family balance and quality of life
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relation between work-family balance and quality of life among professionals employed in public accounting and found that those who invested substantial time in their combined work and family roles, those who spent more time on family than work experienced a higher quality-of-life than balanced individuals.
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Telecommuting, Control, and Boundary Management: Correlates of Policy Use and Practice, Job Control, and Work-Family Effectiveness.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine professionals' use of telecommuting, perceptions of psychological job control, and boundary management strategies, and argue that work-family research should distinguish between descriptions of Xexibility use and how the individual psychologically experiences XExibility (perceived).
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Balancing borders and bridges: negotiating the work-home interface via boundary work tactics
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated how people manage boundaries to negotiate the demands between work and home life and discovered and classified four types of boundary work tactics (behavioral, temporal, physical and communicative) that individuals utilized to help create their ideal level and style of work-home segmentation or integration.
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Balancing Work Life and Home Life: What Can Organizations Do to Help?
Douglas T. Hall,Judith Richter +1 more
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Work, Families, and Organizations
TL;DR: Work and Family: A Legitimate Business Concern (Allen I. Kraut, Gail Ironson) as mentioned in this paper The Family that Works Together: Special Problems of Family Businesses (Florence W. Kaslow, Solis Kaslow) 10. Balancing Work and Family in Israel (Judith Richter) 11. Work and Families in the United Kingdom (Susan Lewis) 12. Conclusion: Expanding the Domain of Family and Work Issues (Victor A. Parker)
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The Impact of Human Resource Policies on Employees Balancing Work/Family Life
Ellen Galinsky,Peter J. Stein +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the major work/family problems faced by employees, how work and family programs affect productivity, and what trends are emerging among companies, and how a subsample of leading scientific companies and universities are responding to these issues.