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Work–life balance
About: Work–life balance is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2252 publications have been published within this topic receiving 36240 citations. The topic is also known as: Work Life balance & work-life balance.
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TL;DR: Work-life imbalance in the construction industry has been identified as a major cause of increased construction costs and project delays as mentioned in this paper, which has caused an escalation in construction costs, and delays.
Abstract: The construction industry is facing an acute labor shortage around the globe, which has caused an escalation in construction costs and project delays. Work–life imbalance is identified as a...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the extent to which the growing attention being paid at EU and national level to issues related to work-life balance is reflected in families' lived experience and identify the demands facing families in balancing paid work with other activities, the strategies they adopt to meet them, and the role played by policy interventions.
Abstract: This article examines the extent to which the growing attention being paid at EU and national level to issues related to work–life balance is reflected in families' lived experience. It identifies the demands facing families in balancing paid work with other activities, the strategies they adopt to meet them, and the role played by policy interventions. Attention is drawn to diversity in family structures and labour market participation throughout Europe, to differences in the issues encountered by families in achieving a satisfactory work–life balance, and to the contribution of policy to their strategies.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the relationship between structural and cultural dimensions affecting managerial decision-making about work-life balance (WLB) opportunities and identify how each of five dimensions of worklife culture: managerial and organisational support, time expectations, career consequences, gender perception of policy use and co-worker support are mediated through managers to affect availability and uptake of WLB opportunities and creating gaps between policy and practice.
Abstract: This research examines the relationship between structural and cultural dimensions affecting managerial decision-making about work–life balance (WLB) opportunities. Through a top-down study of two contrasting Irish organisations, we identify how each of five dimensions of work–life culture: ‘managerial and organisational support’, ‘organisational time expectations’, ‘career consequences’, ‘gendered perception of policy use’ and ‘co-worker support’ are mediated through managers to affect availability and uptake of WLB opportunities and creating gaps between policy and practice. This study demonstrates how marked distinctions between the personal opportunities managers may wish to offer and the discretion available to them arise. Secondly, the concept of organisational work–life culture is advanced by elaborating the ‘context of support’, namely interdependencies between organisational culture and structure that affect the uptake of WLB opportunities. Implications for researchers and practitioners are also ...
21 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the dimensions of quality of work life and work-life balance and the impact of these dimensions on the quality of life and the balance of work and life have been analyzed.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to unearth the dimensions of quality of work life and work–life balance and to find the impact of the quality of work life on work–life balance. Data have been gather...
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TL;DR: This article explored the use of focus group methodology as part of a life course approach building on Julia Brannen's pioneering work in these two areas and found how focus group discussions about individual choice for future work and "life" or "lifestyle" can highlight shared assumptions of this birth c...
Abstract: This paper explores the use of focus group methodology as part of a life course approach building on Julia Brannen’s pioneering work in these two areas. Much life course research uses individual interviews, including biographical interview techniques. It is less usual to find focus groups used within the life course perspective. This paper draws on a PhD study of young British and Asian adults’ experiences of the transition from university to full-time employment, using focus groups as part of a multi-method approach, within a life course perspective. The study drew explicitly on Julia Brannen’s approach to life course transitions. Three focus group excerpts are presented and discussed to illustrate how focus group data can further the understanding of the ways in which a group of peers discuss the transition to work and especially future work–life balance. We show how focus group discussions about individual choice for future work and ‘life’ or ‘lifestyle’ can highlight shared assumptions of this birth c...
21 citations