Flexible Working And Organisational Change: The Integration of Work And Personal Life [Hardcover]

Bram Peper (Editor), Laura Den Dulk (Editor), Anneke Van Doorne-Huiskes (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2005 | ISBN-10: 1843766183 | ISBN-13: 978-1843766186

Organisations and the nature of work have undergone fundamental changes in recent decades. At the same time, the traditional family pattern in Europe is being challenged by the growing number of dual-income families, and by the rise of women's employment. The central aim of this book is to consider to what extent changes in organisations and in the nature of jobs are compatible with the need, increasingly expressed by employees, for greater integration between work and family life. The book questions what sort of dilemmas modern and future employees face, in terms of shaping their careers and organising their lives at home. The authors formulate answers to these problematic questions by shedding light on relevant developments in the European labour markets, the European workplaces, in (flexible) working patterns, changing preferences for working hours and in gender relations at work. With a focus on future developments, this book will be of interest to labour market researchers and social policymakers in Europe, and also students in the social sciences, management (HRM) and social policy.

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About the Author

Edited by Bram Peper, Lecturer of Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Anneke van Doorne-Huiskes, Professor of Sociology and Laura den Dulk, Researcher, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Product Details

• Hardcover: 342 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub (November 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843766183
• ISBN-13: 978-1843766186
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,464,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)