Work-Life Integration Case Studies of

Developments in IT and communication technology, coupled with the global 24 hour market, have led to boundaries between work and personal life becoming ever more blurred, while work/life policies and practice struggle to keep up. This book aims to challenge traditional thinking on work life balance, and to explore different ways of promoting change at many levels. It provides a historical overview of the topic, critiques contemporary approaches and offers creative ideas for integrating work and personal life in local, national and global contexts.

Suzan Lewis is Professor of Organizational and Work-Life psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a Director of the Work-Life Research Centre. She is a founding editor of the international journal Community, Work and Family.

Carl L. Cooper is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University Management School and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (External Relations) at Lancaster University.

About the Authors	vii
Foreword by Professor Ronald J. Burke	ix
Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Patricia Hewitt, MP	xiii
Acknowledgements	xvii
Chapter 1 Case Studies and Organisational Learning	1	(27)
Chapter 2 The Xerox Corporation	28	(16)
Chapter 3 Energyco	44	(14)
Chapter 4 Proffirm The Professional Practice Firm	58	(13)
Chapter 5 Printco	71	(15)
Chapter 6 Recruitco	86	(9)
Chapter 7 Adminco	95	(16)
Chapter 8 Charityco	111	(8)
Chapter 9 A Long-term View	119	(8)
Appendix A Work-Life Integration Change Process	127	(2)
Appendix B Work-Personal Life Harmonisation: Visions and Pragmatic Strategies for Change	129	(30)
References	159	(4)
Index	163

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Work-Life Integration Case Studies of Organisational Change

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