Full Description
In today's globalised world economy, it is becoming increasingly pressing to shine a light on the interface of work and private life. In order to fully understand the issue we must take an inclusive view and not limit our understanding to Western perspectives.
This contributed volume encompasses research and perspectives from the global south, including Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and South America. In doing so, this collection fills a gap in existing literature to give a broader view of the topic. Divided by geographic territory into three sections, the book combines original research, case studies and interviews as well as comparative studies. Chapters cover a wide range of emerging issues including gender and work-life balance; the role of culture; men and household work and work and family balance, to name a few. Crucially, the book offers critical perspectives and understanding of work-life interface/balance/conflict as a collection of conceptual, theoretical, and empirical studies that draws on qualitative and mixed methodologies.
Bringing a unique contribution to the field, this book is a useful resource for students, academics, managers and policy makers.
Contents
Part 1: Introduction and Theory.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Work-life Border Control Model: A Re-think of Border Theory.- Part 2: Africa and the Arab World.- Chapter 3: The Role of Culture in the Work-Life Border Management: An Insight from Ghanaian Married Female Workers in the Formal Sector.- Chapter 4: Work-Life Balance in Kenya: A Systematic Review of Literature.- Chapter 5: The Myth and the Reality of Work-life Balance in Nigeria.- Chapter 6: The Work-life Balance of Younger and Older Indian Women Managers in Corporate South Africa.- Chapter 7: The Nexus between Work-life Balance and Gender Role in Egypt.- Chapter 8: Work-life Balance Outlook in Saudi Arabia.- Part 3: Asia.- Chapter 9: Work-Life Conflict in China: A Confucian Cultural Perspective.- Chapter 10: Work-life Balance in India: Policy, Practices, and the Road Ahead.- Chapter 11: The implicit and explicit influence on work-life balance in Malaysia.- Chapter 12: Pakistani Women and Traditional Values: The Role of Culture in Work-Life Balance.- Part 4: South America.- Chapter 13: Towards Achieving a Meaningful Balance between Work and Private Life: Insights from Argentine Workers.
