The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface

Table of Contents

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.

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