2008
DOI: 10.7202/018124ar
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Work-Family Balance or Greedy Organizations?

Abstract: This paper re-examines the concept of work-family balance by analyzing qualitative data from interviews conducted with Australian senior female staff and managers at a major metropolitan bank and a large, regional hospital. Extant research suggests that managers and staff in senior roles, who have greater autonomy and discretion than other employees, are better able to balance their work and family demands. This paper finds evidence for work-family conflict among participants, who perceive they have “no balanc… Show more

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“…Furthermore, nurses in managerial and senior positions experience higher levels of work‐to‐family conflict than nurses in lower status jobs because of their additional responsibilities (Burchielli et al . ).…”
Section: Theoretical Background and Overview Of The Literaturementioning
confidence: 97%
“…Furthermore, nurses in managerial and senior positions experience higher levels of work‐to‐family conflict than nurses in lower status jobs because of their additional responsibilities (Burchielli et al . ).…”
Section: Theoretical Background and Overview Of The Literaturementioning
confidence: 97%
“…claims on their workers (Burchielli et al 2008) -described in relation to education by Mercer et al (2010, p. 96):…”
Section: Managing the Workload: A Case Of The Greedy Organisation?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With the population aging in most industrialized countries, governments and intergovernmental organizations are encouraging women's attachment to the labour force, particularly through part-time employment (Human Resources and Social Development Canada, 2006;OECD, 2006;Goetschy, 2006). There seems to be the impression in the popular press that employers are providing extensive support to retain their staff (see, for example, Galt, 2007), though some academic research suggests that this probably occurs only for managers and professionals (Lewis, Gambles and Rapoport, 2007), and even for them such a balance might not exist (Burchielli, Bartram and Thanacoody, 2008).…”
Section: Employer Offered Family Support Programs Gender and Voluntamentioning
confidence: 99%