...Eko Yi Liao; Victor P. Lau; Ray Tak-yin Hui; Kaylee Hao Kong Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an updated and theory-driven meta-analysis of work–family conflict (WFC). The authors quantitatively review the relationships between WFC and three pairs of antecedents and several...

...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...

... model. Design/methodology/approach – The study is qualitative and exploratory in nature. It draws on one-to-one interviews with 23 female academics in early, mid and late careers, working in research universities in the Arab Middle East region. Findings – The choice of academia...

...Angus J. Duff; Chris C.A. Chan Purpose – To empirically consider work and career as potential influences of suicide. Design/methodology/approach – In this qualitative study we conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 16 individuals who were survivors (i.e. family members...

...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...

...Nick Forster This paper reports on the views that women academics have about their career prospects, equal opportunities and the conflicts they experience between their work and personal lives in one UK university. The university in question has formal equal opportunities policies and gender...

...David Megginson Presents a model of “idleness” as a graceful and effective mental state for the execution of purposeful work. Uses examples from members of an open space conference, who described what they were offering. Reflects on the place of idleness in society, including the stress associated...

... activities in the right way. For example, I work with a pharmaceutical company in the USA which benchmarks the time it takes to get a drug to market and the time it takes to get formal approval for its use. They found it took twice as long, compared with their competitors, and that information identified...

... for highly educated “service”workers. Focusing instead on the underlying sources of the crisis,offers a critical, wide‐ranging view of the changing character of work and its relationship to technology, education, family, leisure,equality, and politics – pointing ultimately to some profound changes...