...Liisa Mäkelä; Barbara Bergbom; Jussi Tanskanen; Ulla Kinnunen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study well-being among the internationally mobile work force by exploring the relationships between international business traveling, work-family conflict (WFC), and health issues...

... considerations relating to predominant institutions in the region (i.e. family and gender ideology); second, subjectively malleable in that they capture women's agency embedded in specific macro-level structures; and finally, process oriented in that they reflect a dynamic interaction between the structure...

...Mariska van der Horst; Tanja van der Lippe; Esther Kluwer Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how work and family aspirations relate to occupational achievements and gender differences herein. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from 2009 the authors examined...

...Jack K. Ito; Céleste M. Brotheridge Purpose This article seeks to apply the challenge–hindrance conceptualization of demands to a model that relates stressors to emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction. Supervisory support, a resource, is posited as a precursor to demands, and work–family...

...Luo Lu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore reciprocal relationships between work/family resources, work/family enrichment (WFE), and work/family satisfaction in a Chinese society. Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal design was adopted using a three‐wave panel sample. Data...

...Nicholas J. Beutell Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of work schedules on work‐family conflict and synergy using the job demands‐resources (JD‐R) and conservation of resources models. The impact of resources including supervisor support, work schedule control...

... by transmitting positive crossover to the family unit, resulting in reciprocity that benefits both parties. Unfortunately, the crossover of negative moods may result in relational inequity that threatens the nature of exchanges. As noted in previous research (Bakker, 2005 ; Bakker et al., 2005...

... while some younger men consciously developed more family-driven beta patterns. Keywords: Careers, Family, Gender Article Type: Awards for Excellence From: Career Development International, Volume 13, Issue 7 "The changing nature of gender roles, alpha/beta careers and work-life...

..., combined attachment and separation (father scale) could not significantly predict any of the career development variables. Research limitations/implications The study utilised cross‐sectional and self‐report measures. Practical implications The cultural environment and type of family in which...

... career pattern more closely aligned with men while some younger men consciously developed more family‐driven beta patterns. Models of career development emerged from manufacturing age principles that suggested that men work for organizations that were designed as a structured pyramid, whereby success...

...Samuel Rabinowitz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review a group of books focusing on work‐family research and applications. Design/methodology/approach The paper takes the form of a summary and critique of recently published books centering on work‐family issues. Findings...

...Luo Lu; Robin Gilmour; Shu‐Fang Kao; Mao‐Ting Huang Purpose The aim of the research is twofold: to explore relations between work/family demands, work‐family conflict (WFC), family‐work conflict (FWC) and wellbeing outcomes, and to contrast employees from an individualistic (UK...