{"product_id":"9781403920621","title":"Work-Life Balance in the 21st Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFuture of Work\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWork-Life Balance in the 21st Century\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eD. Houston\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Human Resources \u0026amp; Personnel Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAs we begin the twenty-first century, UK employees work the longest hours in Europe. Workplace stress and home responsibilities are among the top five causes of absence from work. Yet work-life balance has emerged as a key concern for employers, policy makers and the media. This edited volume contains findings from 14 research projects within the ESRC's Future of Work Programme. The research examines the notion of employment flexibility and the effects of gender and care responsibilities on work and work performance. Conflicting needs of employers and employees and the gender divisions in work and family life call into question the feasibility of achieving the Government's aim of work-life balance for everyone.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCHRIS BALDRY Professor of Human Resource Management, University of Stirling, UK\r\nALISON BOOTH Professor of Economics, Australian National University, Australia and University of Essex, UK\r\nHARRIET BRADLEY Professor of Sociology and Dean, School of Social Science and Law, University of Bristol, UK \r\nIRENE BRUEGEL Professor, ESRC Families and Social Capital Research Group, London South Bank University, UK\r\nNICKIE CHARLES Professor of Sociology, University of Wales, UK\r\nANGELA DALE Professor of Quantitative Social Research, Cathie March Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester, UK\r\nANDY DANFORD Reader in Employment Relations, Employment Studies Research Unit, Bristol Business School, BUWE, UK\r\nJEFF FRANK Professor of Economics, Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK\r\nANNE GRAY Doctor, ESRC Families and Social Capital Research Group, London South Bank University, UK\r\nCATHERINE HAKIM Senior Research Fellow, Sociology Department, London School of Economics, UK\r\nGERALDINE HEALY Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Business Management, Queen Mary, University of London, UK\r\nEDMUND HEERY Professor of Human Resource Management, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University\r\nJEFF HYMAN Professor of Human Resource Management, Department of Management Studies, University of Aberdeen Business School, UK\r\nEMMA JAMES Research Fellow, National Centre for Public Policy, University of Wales, UK\r\nGILLIAN MARKS Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK\r\nNUPUR MUKHERJEE Former Research Officer, University of Bristol, UK\r\nMIKE RICHARDSON Senior Researcher in Industrial Relations, Employment Studies Research Unit, Bristol Business School, BUWE, UK\r\nMICHAEL ROSE Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Social and Policy Studies, University of Bath, UK\r\nDORA SCHOLARIOS Reader in Organisational Behaviour, University of Aberdeen Business School, UK\r\nMARIA SIGALA Researcher, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Oxford, UK\r\nPAUL STEWART Professor of the Sociology of Work and Employment, Employment Studies Research Unit, Bristol Business School, BUWE, UK\r\nSTEPHANIE TAILBY Principal Lecturer in Employment Relations, Employment Studies Research Unit, Bristol Business School, BUWE, UK\r\nCLARE UNGERSON Honorary Professor of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK\r\nMARTIN UPCHURCH Reader in International Employment Relations, Employment Studies Research Unit, Bristol Business School, BUWE, UK\r\nSUE YEANDLE Professor of Sociology and Director, Center for Social Inclusion, Sheffield Hallam University, UK\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 April 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan UK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781403920621\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e271\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50805181087884,"sku":"9781403920621","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781403920621.jpg?v=1781789901","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781403920621","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}