Work, families and organisations in transition : European perspectives / / edited by Suzan Lewis, Julia Brannen and Ann Nilsen

• Pubblicazione: Bristol, UK ; ; Portland, OR, : Policy Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 214 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 306.36
• Soggetto topico: Work and family - Europe; Organizational sociology; Labor market - Europe; Quality of work life - Europe
• Altri autori: LewisSuzan BrannenJulia NilsenAnn
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Work, families and organisations intransition; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; 1. Work, family and organisations in transition: setting the context; 2. Research design and methods: doing comparative cross-national research; 3. Working parenthood in a social services context: a UK case; 4. Social service as human service: between loyalties; a Swedish case; 5. Organisational social capital and its role in the support of working parents: the case of a public social assistance agency in Bulgaria ; 6. Old rights in new times: the experiences of parents in a Slovenian organisation7. Work-life initiatives and organisational change in a UK private sector company: a transformational approach?; 8. Work-family policies in a contradictory culture: a Dutch financial sector corporation; 9. Parents and organisational change: a cross-sector comparison of two Norwegian organisations; 10. Changing contexts, enduring roles? Working parents in Portuguese public and private sector organisations; 11. Comparing flexible working arrangements across organisational contexts; 12. In conclusion; Appendix ; ReferencesIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Based upon cross-national case studies of public and private sector workplaces, <i>Work, Families and Organisations in Transition</i> illustrates how workplace practices and policies impact on employees' experiences of work-life balance in contemporary shifting contexts.
• Titolo autorizzato: Work, families and organisations in transition
• ISBN: 9786612501647; 9781447304326; 1447304322; 9781282501645; 128250164X; 9781847422217; 1847422217
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960161603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II