The question of work-life balance and the difficulties of managing multiple roles is attracting considerable interest. This international collection broadens the focus of these debates and presents recent research findings that will further stimulate theoretical development and empirical studies. While much previous research has focused on the challenges faced by working mothers, the research presented in this collection introduces perspectives that have not been widely included in previous work in the field, such as the voice of children, the challenges that students face, the role of both employers and unions and how different occupational groups experience work-life balancing strategies.
Author Biography:
BRITA BUNGUM Doctoral student, Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
LINDA DUXBERY Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada
CARMEL GOULDING PhD student, Deakin University, Australia
EDMUND HEERY Professor of Employment Relations, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK
CHRIS HIGGINS Professor, Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada
HEH JASON HUANG Professor of Management and Dean of International Affairs, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
PAULINE MAYBERY Independent Human Resource Consultant
NICOLA McNEIL Lecturer in Management, LaTrobe University, Australia
GILL MUSSON Senior Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour and HRM, Sheffield Management School, University of Sheffield, UK
TRACY SCURRY Research Fellow, Nottingham Trent University, UK
CLAUDIA STEINKE PhD student in Organizational Studies, University of Victoria, Canada
SUSANNE TIETZE Senior Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, Bradford University School of Management, UK
RAINER TRINCZEK Professor of Sociology, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany
