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Grzywacz: Before we start the interview, I want to provide readers with a general background on our research. Most of our research is on a very specific group of immigrants. The vast majority of study participants are from rural Mexico, which makes our research different from existing research on immigrants. I don’t mean to suggest that there is a large body of work and family research on immigrants, but there is some; most of which has focused on immigrants from urban places, immigrants who have been living in the United States for an extended period of time, or immigrants who have settled in geographic places like California or Arizona that have had intact Latino populations before there was an Anglo population...
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Source: Capps, R., Fix, M., Henderson, E., & Reardon-Anderson, J. (2005, June). A profile of low-income working immigrant families. New Federalism: National Survey of America's Families, B(B-67), 1-8. Retrieved July 26, 2007, from the Urban Institute web site: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/
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The Sloan Work and Family Research Network maintains an
online database which contains the citations and annotations of work-family research publications.
One year ago, there were 7,600 citations in the Literature Database. As of June 2007, we now have over 8,750 citations.
Each month, we highlight up to ten publications that have recently been entered into this database.
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Work-Family Project
The National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development
Co-Principal Investigators: Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. Smyer
Employers understand that the success of their businesses often reflects the adaptations they make to new trends and changes occurring both inside and outside of their organizations. The “right” adaptations made “just-in-time” may produce competitive advantages; adaptations that are “not enough” or that occur “too late” could result in unanticipated vulnerabilities. Since the oldest of the Baby Boomers will not turn 65 until 2011, workplaces are just beginning to see signs of the changes that will soon be at their doorsteps.
The Boston College Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility’s National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development was conducted to profile employers’ responses to the emerging workforce demographics in the context of their overall business strategies. Representatives from a total of 578 non-governmental organizations with 50 or more employees completed an online survey which gathered information on workforce demographics, culture, policies and benefits, and strategy....
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Special Issue: Human Relations
Theme: "Work-Life Initiatives and Organizational Change"
Deadline for Submission: July 31, 2007
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Special Issue: Community, Work and Family
Theme: "Community and Work-Life Issues in a Global Context:
New Perspectives for a Changing World"
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Academy of Management Meeting
Where: Philadelphia, PA - When: August 3-8, 2007
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American Sociological Association 102nd Annual Meeting
Where: New York, NY - When: August 11-14, 2007
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Take Part in The Network News |
Upcoming issues of The Network News will focus on the following topics:
- Customized Jobs
- The Annual International Issue
- Striking a Balance: Work, Family, Life
Is your work related to any of these topics? If so, please contact us.
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Phone: 617-552-1708
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Mailing Address:
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Boston College
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140 Commonwealth Avenue
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