Organizational Strategies for Work-Life Balance: For Whom, Why, and Under What Conditions

This book provides a systematic review of the research literature related to the effectiveness of organizational policies and programs on work-life balance (WLB). It discusses policies, programs, and practices related to workload management, flextime, flexplace, alternative job arrangements, and family care. Based on the evidence, the authors make specific recommendations to organizational executives and HR directors to design and implement work-life balance policies and programs to maximize their effectiveness and help employees achieve their optimal level of work-life balance. Specifically, the authors discuss how to: (1) identify employees with greater need for WLB programs, (2) evaluate environmental circumstances for WLB programs (3) design effective WLB policies and programs, (3) facilitate effective implementation of WLB policies and programs, (4) provide management support for WLB policies and programs, and (5) evaluate performance of WLB policies and programs.
This volume provides professional executives, HR managers, and management consultants with rich material to help them develop and implement effective work-life balance policies, programs, and practices. The volume is also written for academics and scholars interested in doing research on this very important quality-of-life topic, namely work-life balance.