Work-Life Balance in Africa : A Critical Approach

• Autore: Ajonbadi Hakeem Adeniyi
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.361
• Altri autori: MordiChima AdekoyaOlatunji David
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 An Introduction: The Nature and Determinants of Work-Life Balance -- Introduction: Historical Context of Work-Life Balance -- Nature of Work-Life Balance -- Determinants of Work-Life Balance -- Work-Life Balance in Africa: A General Overview -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Reimagining Work-Life Balance from Africa: Insights for Renewed Human Resource Management -- Introduction -- A Southern Theoretical Lens -- Work-Life Balance: Underscoring the Insufficiency of the Choice Discourse from the African Context -- Asking New Questions to Advance Work-Life Balance for a More Representative HRM -- References -- 3 A Critical Approach to Work-Life Balance: The Moroccan Perspective -- Introduction -- Defining Work-Life Balance -- The Moroccan Context -- Work-Life Balance in North Africa -- The Practice of Work-Life Balance in Morocco -- Work-Life Balance in Morocco: Current Research -- Implications for Human Resource Research and Practice in Morocco -- Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Research -- References -- 4 Work-Life Balance Experiences in Nigeria: Institutional and Sociocultural Perspectives -- Introduction -- Institutional and Sociocultural Characteristics of the Nigerian Environment -- Impact of Work-Life Imbalance on Individual Indicators and Organisational Performance -- Work-Life Policies in Nigeria: What Employees Have and What They Aspire to Have -- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Work-Life Balance in Lagos -- Challenges to Work-Life Balance in Post-Pandemic Lagos -- What Employers Can (or Should?) Do -- Conclusion and Summary of Recommendations -- References -- 5 Traditional and Contemporary Perspectives of Work-Life Balance Research and Practices: A Case of Kenya -- Introduction. ; Historical Background of Human Resource Development in Kenya -- The Neoliberal Human Resource Management and Work-Life Balance -- From Work-Family Balance to Work-Life Balance -- Work-Life Balance in Kenya -- Postcolonial Perspective of Work-Life Balance -- Culture and Work-Life Balance -- The Discourse of Choice and Work-Life Balance -- The Informal Sector and Work-Life Balance -- Implications for Research and Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 An Exploration of Work-Life Balance Practices in Ethiopia: Leaders' Role in Incorporating Family-Friendly Policies and Initiatives and Employee Coping Mechanisms -- Introduction -- Review of Related Literature -- Overview of Work-Life Balance -- Overview of Family-Friendly Policies and Initiatives -- Employee Coping Mechanisms -- The Ethiopian Context and Family-Friendly Policies -- Method -- Results -- Background Information of the Respondents -- The Work-Life Balance Level of Respondents -- Government-Proclaimed Family-Friendly Policies -- Family-Friendly Policies and Initiatives -- Respondents' Coping Mechanisms -- Discussion -- Implications for Human Resource Management -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Engaging the Flexibility Paradox: Working from Home and Work-Family Conflict Among Working Adults in South Africa -- Introduction -- Review of Literature and Hypotheses -- Data and Methods -- Data Source and Study Sample -- Variables and Measures -- Outcome Variables -- Explanatory Variable -- Control Variables -- Data Analyses -- Study Results -- Descriptive Analysis -- Regression Analyses -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Implications for Human Resource Management -- References -- 8 Work-Family Conflict Among Formal and Informal Sector Working Mothers in Urban Ghana -- Introduction -- Role Conflict Theory: A Theoretical Review -- Methodology -- Research Design, Sampling and Data Collection. ; Variables and Measures -- Outcome Variable -- Independent Variable -- Control Variables -- Data Analysis -- Ethical Considerations -- Results -- Descriptive Analysis -- Bivariate Analyses -- Multivariate Analysis -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Implications for Human Resource Management -- References -- 9 Understanding the Concept and Practice of Work-Life Balance: A Case of Nigerian Entrepreneurial Women -- Introduction -- Historical Review on Nigeria -- The Nigerian Environment and Work -- The Concept of Work-Life Balance -- Work-Life Balance in the Nigerian Context -- Entrepreneurship in Nigeria -- Review of Entrepreneurial Women in Nigeria -- Methodology and Findings -- Empirical Data Discussing the Experiences of Entrepreneurial Women -- Lack of Resources -- Stress Due to Overworking -- Time Management -- Conclusion -- Implications of Research for HRM -- References -- 10 Work-Family Policies and Practices in South Africa: Highlights from a Family-Responsible Employer Survey -- Introduction -- Research Methods -- Results -- Access to Family-Friendly Practices and Policies -- Flexible Workplace Practices -- Family-Friendly Policies and Practices -- Family-Friendly Organisational Perceptions -- Work-Family Culture -- Family-Supportive Supervisor Behaviour -- Discussion -- Conclusion: Implications for Human Resource Management Policy and Practice -- References -- 11 Work-Life Balance Experiences in the Algerian Health Sector: A Work-Life Border Theory Perspective -- Introduction -- Work-Life Balance and Coping Strategies -- Study Context-Algeria -- Theoretical Framework: Work-Family Border Theory -- Methodology -- Findings and Discussion -- Blurred Work-Life Boundaries -- Work-Life Balance Coping Strategies -- Marital Support -- Social Support -- Work-Established Coping Strategies -- Avoidance -- Religious Life Domain -- Conclusion -- References. ; Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Work-Life Balance in Africa
• ISBN: 3-031-38008-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910751385603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II