Table of contents - Special Issue: What work? What life? What balance? Critical reflections on the work‐life balance debate
Guest Editors: Doris Ruth Eikhof, Chris Warhurst, Axel Haunschild
Introduction: What work? What life? What balance?: Critical reflections on the work‐life balance debate
Doris Ruth Eikhof, Chris Warhurst, Axel HaunschildThe purpose of this article is to initiate critical reflection on the assumptions and evidence underpinning the work‐life balance debate.
Work‐life balance – the sources of the contemporary problem and the probable outcomes: A review and interpretation of the evidence
Ken RobertsThe purpose of this article is to consider why work‐life balance has become a major issue, and the likely outcomes of the widespread dissatisfaction with current work schedules.
Controlling working time in the ward and on the line
Sarah Wise, Chris Smith, Raffaella Valsecchi, Frank Mueller, Jonathan GabeThe purpose of this article is to assess whether tele‐nursing in Scotland (NHS24), when compared with traditional face‐to‐face nursing, facilitates greater employee control over…
Work and life: can employee representation influence balance?
Jeff Hyman, Juliette SummersThe purpose of this article is to assess the influence of different forms of organisational representation on the provision of work‐life balance employment policies.
Work‐life balance: contrasting managers and workers in an MNC
Fiona MooreThe purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the workers and managers of an Anglo‐German MNC, focusing on how each group attempts to maintain an acceptable work‐life…
Employee availability for work and family: three Swedish case studies
Ann Bergman, Jean GardinerThe purpose of this article is to explore the concept of availability, both empirically and theoretically, in the context of three Swedish organisations, and identifies the…
Work and family balance through equal employment opportunity programmes and agreement making in Australia
John Burgess, Lindy Henderson, Glenda StrachanThe purpose of this article is to assess the ability of formal equal employment opportunity (EEO) programmes and workplace agreement making to facilitate work and family balance…
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- Prof Dennis Nickson