Work and Life Integration : Organizational, Cultural, and Individual Perspectives

At the heart of work/life problems is the increasing complexity of our modern lives and the many choices in careers and family life we face. This book with contributors from psychology, sociology, and economics offers a rich account of family-work scholarship.

Ellen Ernst Kossek is Professor at Michigan State University's School of Labor and Industrial Relations. She is on the National Academy of Management's Board of Governors and was chair of the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology. She serves on four editorial boards and has written four other books and over 30 articles in leading journals. Her current research examines new ways of working flexibility and linkages to organizational change and human resource strategies.
Susan J. Lambert is Associate Professor in the School of Social Service Administration and Co-Director of The Project on the Public Economy of Work at the University of Chicago. She received her doctorate from the University of Michigan in social work and organizational psychology. Lambert's research focuses on the "work side" of work-life issues. She conducts workplace-based research that examines the relationship between employer practices and policies and worker performance and well-being.