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Each month, we select up to 10 publications from those that have recently been entered into the Literature Database.
A year ago, there were 6,030 citations in the Literature Database. As of May 2005, we now have over 6,455 citations.
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This month, 7 of the publications we have selected for the "Literature Updates" section of this
issue of The Network News are publications relevant to the topic of reduced-load work.
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 Global Perspectives- Buddelmeyer, H., Mourre, G. & Ward, M. (2004). Recent developments in part-time work in EU-15 countries: Trends and policies. Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
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Lee, M.D., MacDermid, S.M., Williams, M.L., Buck, M.L., & Leiba-O’Sullivan, S. (2002). Contextual factors in the success of reduced-load work arrangements among managers and professionals. Human Resource Management, 41(2): 209-223.
This article examines how contextual factors influence the success of 82 reduced-load professionals and managers. According to senior managers, coworkers, direct reports, and reduced-load managers, reduced-load work arrangements are effective. Key factors in the success of these arrangements include individual characteristics and behaviors, as well as contextual factors related to job content, work group, organizational culture, and human-resource policies and practices.
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Lee, M.D., MacDermid, S., & Buck, M.L. (2000). Organizational paradigms of reduced-load work: Accommodation, elaboration, and transformation. Academy of Management Journal, 43(6): 1211-1226.
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Global Perspectives- Smithson, J. (2005). ‘Full-timer in a part-time job’: Identity negotiation in organizational talk. Feminism and Psychology, 15(3): 275-293.
This paper examines the way in which men and women talk about part-time work and considers the links that people make between working time, gender, and professional identity. The paper draws upon qualitative data from 50 individual interviews with employees mainly from the accountancy and finance sector as part of a larger study into the experiences and impact of working flexibly or part-time in British organizations. From a discursive psychology perspective, the author focuses on participants’ accounts of their working practices and orientations. The findings demonstrate that participants regularly make associations between full-time work, professional commitment, and gender. The analysis also reveals that participants’ orientations to the category of ‘part-timer’ are complex and problematic and contrasts to the organizations’ and the research team’s simplified notion of part-time and full-time work as opposites. The author considers the implications of researcher-imposed categories such as ‘part-time’ and ‘part-timers’ for research and for policy. Annotated by Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Global Perspectives- Van Rijswijk, K., Bekker, M.H.J., Rutte, C.G., & Croon, M.A. (2004). The relationships among part-time work, work-family interference, and well-being. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 9(4): 286-296.
This article studies the effect of part-time work on women’s well-being and work-family interference. The participants are married or cohabitating women with children working full-time or part-time in the service sector in the Netherlands. The findings indicate that part-time work is associated with work-to-family interference; however there is not a relationship among family-to-work interference and part-time work. Furthermore, some aspects of well-being were related to working part-time.
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Global Perspectives- Walters, Sally (2005) Making the best of a bad job? Female part-timers' orientations and attitudes to work. Gender Work and Organization 12(3), 193-216.
This study explores the attitudes, orientations, and aspirations towards paid work of female part-time workers in low-level jobs in Britain. The study is conducted in response to Hakim’s claims that women have full control and choice over their employment status, which in turn reflect their commitment to employment. The author argues that workers’ employment decisions are not made in a vacuum and that choices are shaped by constraint factors, including the welfare state, societal attitudes towards gender roles, socio-economic status, and the level of education and qualification obtained. The paper draws upon reflexive qualitative data from 50 interviews with female part-time workers in the British retail industry. The findings illustrate that female part-timers in low-level occupations are not a homogenous group with the same work attitudes and orientations. In addition, the majority are not fully satisfied with their current jobs and would prefer to be in more meaningful roles, but are restricted by lack of opportunity, lack of necessary qualifications, and extensive childcare responsibilities. The study highlights the importance of understanding the processes behind women’s assessment of their job satisfaction by demonstrating that work attitudes and orientations of female part-time workers in low-level jobs are varied and complex. Annotated by Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Global Perspectives- Warren, T. (2004). Working part-time: Achieving a successful 'work-life' balance. British Journal of Sociology, 55(1): 99-122.
Drawing on data from the British Household Panel Survey, the author examines women's part-time work in broader work-life terms, instead of only focusing on work and family domains. The results suggest that female part-time employees are less satisfied with their leisure time and are the least financially secure. Warren argues that to fully assess the challenges and benefits of working part-time, a more complete understanding of work-life balance is needed. |
The following list is a selection of some of our most recent additions to the Literature Database.
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Bianchi, S.M., Casper, L.M., & King, R.B. (Eds.). (2005). Work, family, health, and well-being. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Contents include: (1) “Foreword”, by K.E. Christensen; (2) “Complex Connections: A Multidisciplinary Look at Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being”, by S.M. Bianchi, L.M. Casper & R.B. King; (3) “Time Allocation in Families”, by S.M. Bianchi & S. Raley; (4) “Embracing Complexity: Work Schedules and Family Life in a 24/7 Economy”, by H.B. Presser; (5) “Work, Family, and Children's Time: Implications for Youth”, by A.C. Crouter & S.M. McHale; (6) “Timely and Timeless: Working Parents and Their Children”, by B. Schneider & L. Waite; (7) “Work and Family Life: The Perspective of Employers”, by H.J. Holzer; (8) “Workplace Policies and Practices to Support Work and Families”, by E.E. Kossek; (9) “Work-Family Culture: Key to Reducing Workforce-Workplace Mismatch?”, by C.A. Thompson, J.K. Andreassi & D.J. Prottas; (10) “Filling the Gap by Redesigning Work”, by L. Bailyn; (11) “Can Employers Be Good Neighbors? Redesigning Workplace-Community Interface”, by A. Bookman; (12) “Government Policies as External Influences on Work-Family and Trade-Offs”, by K. Moore, S. Jekielek, Z. Redd & R. Wertheimer; (13) “Psychological Perspectives on the Work-Family Interface”, by D.A. Major & J.N. Cleveland; (14) “An Economic Perspective on Work, Family, and Well-Being”, by A.A. Leibowitz; (15) “Anthropology and the Workplace-Workforce Mismatch”, by C.N. Darrah; (16) “Sociological Perspectives on Work and Family”, by J.Glass; (17) “Work and Family Research: A Public Policy Perspective”, by J. Waldfogel; (18) “A Psychological Perspective on the Health and Well-Being Consequences of Parental Employment”, by R. Repetti; (19) “Work-Family Mismatch Through a Child Developmental Lens”, by M. Zaslow, S. Jekielek & M. Gallagher; (20) “When Do We Really Know What We Think We Know? Determining Causality”, by J. Currie; (21) “Work-Family Mismatch and Child Health and Well-Being: A Review of the Economics Research”, by S. Korenman & R. Kaestner; (22) “How Well Do Government and Employer Policies Support Working Parents?”, by C.J. Ruhm; (23) “Gender Perspectives on Work and Personal Life Research”, by J.K. Fletcher; (24) “Gender, Work, and Family Well-Being in the United States”, by P.J. Smock & M. Noonan; (25) “Effects of Marriage, Divorce, and Widowhood on Health”, by R.M. Stolzenberg & L.J. Waite; (26) “Work and Family Issues for Midlife Women”, by E.K. Pavalko & F. Gong; (27) “The Effect of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses on Families”, by A.E. Dembe; (28) “Labor Markets and Health: A Social Epidemiological View”, by B.C. Amick & C. Mustard; (29) “A Systematic Approach to the Assessment of the Psychological Work Environment and the Associations With Family-Work Conflict”, by T.S. Kristensen, L. Smith-Hansen & N. Jansen; (30) “Work in the Working Class: Challenges Facing Families”, by M. Perry-Jenkins; (31) “Nonstandard Work and Child-Care Needs for Low-Income Parents”, by J. R. Henly & S. Lambert; (32) “Health and Mothers' Employment in Low-Income Families”, by L.M. Burton, L. Lein & A. Kolak; (33) “Global Transformations in Work and Family”, by J. Heymann, S. Simmons & A. Earle; and (34) “Forging the Future in Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being Research” by L.M. Casper, S.M. Bianchi & R.B. King.
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Grant, J., Hatcher, T., & Patel, N. (2005). Expecting better: A state-by-state analysis of parental leave programs. Washington, D.C.: National Partnership for Women & Families.
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Global Perspectives- Poelmans, S.A.Y. (Ed.). (2005). Work and family: An international research perspective. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Contents include: (1) “An Overview of International Research on the Work-Family Interface”, by S. Poelmans, M. O'Driscoll, B. Beham; (2) “U.S. Latino Migrant Farm Workers: Managing Acculturative Stress and Conserving Work-Family Resources”, by E.E. Kossek, D. Meece, M.E. Barratt, B.E. Prince; (3) “An International Comparative Study of Work-Family Stress and Occupational Strain”, by P.E. Spector, T.D. Allen, S. Poelmans, C.L. Cooper, P. Bernin, P. Hart, L. Lu, K. Miller, L.R. de Moraes, G.M. Ostrognay, H. Pitariu, V. Salamatov, J. Salgado, J.I. Sanchez, O.L. Siu, M. Teichmann, T. Theorell, P. Vlerick, M. Widerszal-Bazyl, S. Yu; (4) “Work-Family Culture in Organizations: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches”, by U. Kinnunen, S. Mauno, S. Geurts, J. Dikkers; (5) “Work-Life Balance and the Effective Management of Global Assignees”, by P. Caligiuri, M. Lazarova; (6) “Work-Nonwork Culture, Utilization of Work-Nonwork Arrangements, and Employee-Related Outcomes in Two Dutch Organizations”, by J.S.E. Dikkers, L. den Dulk, S.A.E. Geurts, B. Peper; (7) “Organizational Change, Globalization, and Work-Family Programs: Case Studies From India and the United States”, by W.R. Poster; (8) “Workplace Work-Family Arrangements: A Study and Explanatory Framework of Differences Between Organizational Provisions in Different Welfare States”, by L. den Dulk; (9) “Cross-Cultural Differences in Crossover Research”, by M. Westman; (10) “The Work-Family Interface in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa: A Theoretical Analysis”, by S. Aryee; (11) “Individualism--Collectivism and Work-Family Interfaces: A Sino-U.S. Comparison”, by N. Yang; (12) “Easing the Pain: A Cross-Cultural Study of Support Resources and Their Influence on Work-Family Conflict”, by M.A. Shaffer, J.R.W. Joplin, A.M. Francesco, T. Lau;(13) “Case Study 1: Emigration to Mexico: Promotion and the Dual-Career Couple”, by N. Chinchilla, S. Poelmans; (14) “Instructor's Manual for Case Study 1”, by B. Beham, S. Poelmans; (15) “Case Study 2: Launching Flexible Work Arrangements within Procter & Gamble EMEA”, by S. Poelmans, W. de Waal-Andrews; (15) “Instructor's Manual for Case Study 2”, by B. Beham, S. Poelmans; (16) “Methodological Issues in Work-Family Research in an Era of Globalization”, by R.S. Bhagat, B.C. Krishnan; (17) “Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Work-Family Conflict”, by M.J. Gelfand, A.P. Knight,; (18) “Emphasizing the Family in Work-Family Research: A Review of Current Research and Recommendations for Future Directions”, by J.M. Bowes; (19) “Organizational Research on Work and Family: Recommendations for Future Research”, by S. Poelmans; and (20) “Epilogue: Globalization and the Integration of Work With Personal Life”, by R. Rapoport, S. Lewis, L. Bailyn, R. Gambles.
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Global Perspectives- Poster, W.R. & Prasad, S. (2005). Work-family relations in transnational perspective: A view from high-tech firms in India and the United States. Social Problems, 52(1): 122-146.
This article studies work-family boundaries among employees at three high-tech firms; one located in the United States, a subsidiary in India, and another high-tech firm in India. Findings indicate that Indian employees are more likely to separate work and family, while American employees are more likely to integrate work and family. These differences are explained by social and historical contexts of work-family, variations in household and workplace expectations, and perceptions of the interference between work and family.
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Global Perspectives- Settersten, Jr., R.A., Furstenberg, Jr., F.F., & Rumbaut, R.G. (Eds.). (2004). On the frontier of adulthood: Theory, research, and public policy. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Contents include: Part One: “On the Frontier of Adulthood: An Introduction”, Part Two: “Comparisons Over Time and Place: Cross-Sectional and Cross-National Studies”, Part Three: “Passages to Adulthood: Findings from National and Regional Longitudinal Studies”, and Part Four: “Policy and Practice for Lives in Transition.”
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Global Perspectives- Skinner, C. (2005). Coordination points: A hidden factor in reconciling work and family life. Journal of Social Policy, 34(1): 99-119.
This article studies the coordination points of families with young children. Coordination points are defined as “the critical times in the day when parents make arrangements to get themselves to and from work and their children to and from childcare and education.” Although there have been recent improvements in work and family legislation in the United Kingdom, such as the National Childcare Strategy and the Work-Life Balance Campaign, parents continue to have difficulty coordinating their work schedules with their children’s educational and childcare schedules. Strategies parents use to ease the coordination points include working part-time, flexible work options, and working atypical hours. Successfulness of coordination depends on father support, informal support (such as neighbors picking up the child from childcare), workplace support, distance between work, childcare/early childhood education, and access to own transportation (owning a car rather than relying on public transportation). The author also provides implications for policymakers, such as encouraging employers to promote work-life balance programs and policies, extending the hours of part-time early education, and expanding accessibility to and combining early childhood education and childcare. |
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