The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface

Describes the theories, policies, challenges, and opportunities surrounding managing work and family roles globally, and identifies future research ideas.

Kristen M. Shockley (Edited by), Winny Shen (Edited by), Ryan C. Johnson (Edited by)

9781108401265, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 April 2018

786 pages, 21 b/w illus. 16 tables
25.3 x 17.6 x 3.6 cm, 1.62 kg

The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work-Family Interface is a response to growing interest in understanding how people manage their work and family lives across the globe. Given global and regional differences in cultural values, economies, and policies and practices, research on work-family management is not always easily transportable to different contexts. Researchers have begun to acknowledge this, conducting research in various national settings, but the literature lacks a comprehensive source that aims to synthesize the state of knowledge, theoretical progression, and identification of the most compelling future research ideas within field. The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work-Family Interface aims to fill this gap by providing a single source where readers can find not only information about the general state of global work-family research, but also comprehensive reviews of region-specific research. It will be of value to researchers, graduate students, and practitioners of applied and organizational psychology, management, and family studies.

Part I. Overview: 1. Introduction
2. A comprehensive review and synthesis of the cross-cultural work-family literature
3. GLOBE's cultural dimensions: implications for global work-family research
Part II. Assessing Cultural and Structural Differences: 4. Schwartz cultural values: implications for global work-family research
5. Relationships between social policy, economic characteristics, and the work-family interface
6. The impact of leave policies on employment, fertility, gender equality, and health
7. Review of methods used in global work and family research
Part III. Methodological Considerations: 8. Meta-analysis as a tool to synthesize global work-family research findings
9. Conducting qualitative work-family research across cultures
10. Leveraging archival data in global work-family research: the case of time use data
11. Best practices in scale translation and establishing measurement equivalence
12. Getting the global band together: best practices in organizing and managing international research teams
13. A review of work-family research in Western and Southern Europe
Part IV. Review of Research in Regions across the Globe: 14. A review of work-family research in Central and Eastern Europe
15. A review of work-family research in Nordic regions
16. A review of work-family research in Latin America
17. A review of work-family research in Africa
18. A review of work-family research in the Middle East
19. A review of work-family research in South East Asia
20. A review of work-family research in Confucian Asia
21. A review of work-family research in Australia and New Zealand
22. A cultures within culture perspective on work and family among United States employees
Part V. Cultures within Cultures: 23. Cultures within cultures in Israel: Jewish and Arab cultures and the work-family interface
24. Modernity meets tradition: managing the work-family interface in South Africa
25. Work and family among immigrants
26. Expatriation and the work-family interface
27. The work-family interface and careers in the global workplace: insights from cross-national research
Part VI. Organizational Perspectives: 28. Managing work and family issues in a multinational firm: organizational case study
29. Workplace flexibility: strategies to help organizations navigate global expansion
30. Organizational culture in the context of national culture
31. Family supportive supervision around the globe
32. Gender, gender norms, and national culture: global work-family at multiple levels of analysis
Part VII. Family Perspectives: 33. Fatherhood, work, and family across the globe: a review and research agenda
34. Crossover, culture, and dual-earner couples
35. Cultural considerations in the division of labor
36. Affective processes in the work-family interface: global considerations
37. Implications of work-family connections for children's well-being across the globe
38. Segmentation/integration of work and non/work domains: global considerations
Part VIII. Individual Perspectives: 39. The meanings of work-life balance: a cultural perspective
40. A cross-national view of personal responsibility for work-life balance
Part IX. Conclusion: 41. Charting a path forward
Index.

Subject Areas: Humanistic psychology [JMAN], Psychology [JM], Sociology [JHB]