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What work? What life? What balance? : critical reflections on the work-life balance debate /

The articulation of work and life, cast as work-life balance, has become a key feature of much current government, practitioner and academic debate. The main message of this debate is the need for "good work-life balance". However, the debate and subsequent policy are too often based on as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Eikhof, Doris Ruth, Warhurst, Chris, Haunschild, Axel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Bradford, England] : Emerald, [2007]
Colección:Employee relations ; v. 29, no. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The articulation of work and life, cast as work-life balance, has become a key feature of much current government, practitioner and academic debate. The main message of this debate is the need for "good work-life balance". However, the debate and subsequent policy are too often based on assumptions about work and life derived from blunt readings of empirical data or misconceptions about employee attitudes to work and life. What is required therefore is analysis that explores the back-story to work-life balance debate as well as the operation of work-life balance policies. Compiling critical re
Notas:Title from PDF caption (viewed November 29, 2007).
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781846635199
1846635195
ISSN:0142-5455 ;