Handbook of research on work-life Balance in Asia / edited by Luo Lu, Cary L. Cooper.
"In Asian societies, work and family issues are only recently beginning to gain attention. The pressure of rapid social change and increasing global competition is compounded by the long hours work culture, especially in the Pan-Confucian societies such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapor...
| Uniform Title: | New horizons in management.
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| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, UK :
Edward Elgar Publishing,
[2015]
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| Series: | New horizons in management.
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| Physical Description: | viii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- 1. Introduction / Cary, L. Cooper
- Part I. Negotiating Work-Life Balance At The Individual-and Familial-Level:the Asian Perspective :
- 2. "I Love my Work, but I Love my Family More"-Testing a Cultural Theory of Work and Family in Taiwan / Luo Lu
- 3. Work-family Conflicts and Coping Strategies in Asia / Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien and Yu-Chen Wang
- 4. Heavy Work Investment and Work-family Balance Among Japanese Dual-earner Couples / Akihito Shimazu
- 5. Crossover Effects in Work-family Interface Between Chinese Dual-earner Couples / Huimin Liu and Fanny M. Cheung
- 6. A Closer Look at Work-family Conflict: The Early Childrearing Experience of Dual-earner Couples in Urban China / Jiafang Lu
- 7. Work-home Interference and Employees' Well-being and Performance: The Moderating Role of Chinese Work Value / Chang-qin Lu, Xiao-min Xu, and David E. Caughlin
- 8. Relationships among Work-family Conflict, Gender Role Attitude and Job Burnout / Yuan Li and Jianmin Sun
- Part II. Negotiating Work-Life Balance At The Organizational And Societal Levels:the Asian Perspective :
- 9. Generational Differences in Work-life Balance Values in Asia: The Case of the Greater China Region Workers / Ting Wu and Jin Feng Uen
- 10. Research on Family-friendly Employment Policies and Practices in Hong Kong: Implications for Work-family Interface / Oi-Ling Siu
- 11. Work-life Balance Policies in Malaysia: Theory and Practice / Noraini M. Noor and Nor Diana Mohd Mahudin
- 12. The Policies to Support Work-life Balance and the Impact of Work Stress on the Family Life among Emotional Labourers in Korea / Jong-Min Woo
- Part III. Negotiating Work-Life Balance:the Cross-Cultural Perspective :
- 13. Comparative Analysis of Work Life Balance Policies and Work Practices in Taiwan and Japan / Chiu-Lan Chang
- 14. Governmental Interventions and Social Re-engineering to Facilitate Work-life Balance: Singapore and South Korea / Eunae Cho and Chee-Wee Koh
- 15. Cross-cultural Impact of Work-life Balance on Health and Work Outcomes / Carolyn Timms, Paula Brough, Oi Ling Siu, Michael O'Driscoll and Thomas Kalliath.