Search for dissertations about: "work-family conflict"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words work-family conflict.

  2. 1. Toward a Working Life. Solving the work-family dilemma

    Author : Karin Allard; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; parental leave; Swedish family policy; work-family conflict; work-personal life harmoniation; flexible working arrangements; organizational culture;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at identifying factors important in employees’ strive toward combining work and family in a satisfying way. The thesis relies on four papers that focus on the use of parental leave, experiences of work-family conflict and experiences of work-personal life harmonization. READ MORE

  4. 2. Conflict and concord in work and family : Family policies and individuals' subjective experiences

    Author : Ida Öun; Stefan Svallfors; Maria Charles; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Work-family conflict; role expansion; family policy; gender; class; dual-earner families; household work; perceptions of fairness;

    Abstract : Background This thesis explores the relationship between individuals’ subjective experiences and the welfare state setting. The research questions in focus deal with the outcomes of women’s and men’s increasing dual roles in work and family in contemporary welfare states. READ MORE

  5. 3. Experiencing work/non-work : Theorising individuals’ process of integrating and segmenting work, family, social and private

    Author : Jean-Charles Languilaire; Tomas Müllern; Mikael Nordenmark; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; work non-work; middle-manager; France; life domains; work-life field; boundary perspective; individuals work non-work experiences;

    Abstract : The relationships between work and personal life have been on the public, business, and research agenda for about 35 years. Perspectives on these relationships have shifted from a work-family to work-life or work-personal life focus, from a conflict to a balance or enrichment view and, finally, from a segmentation to an integration perspective. READ MORE

  6. 4. Job insecurity climate : The nature of the construct, its associations with outcomes, and its relation to individual job insecurity

    Author : Lena Låstad; Erik Berntson; Katharina Näswall; Magnus Sverke; Tahira Probst; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Job insecurity climate; job insecurity; quantitative job insecurity; qualitative job insecurity; referent-shift; organizational collective climate; psychological collective climate; job satisfaction; work demands; work-family conflict; self-rated health; burnout; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : Work is an essential part of most people’s lives. With increasing flexibility in work life, many employees experience job insecurity – they perceive that the future of their jobs is uncertain. READ MORE

  7. 5. Facets of Work–Life Balance across Europe : How the interplay of institutional contexts, work arrangements and individual resources affect capabilities for having a family, and for being involved in family life

    Author : Susanne Fahlén; Barbara Hobson; Livia Sz. Oláh; Chiara Saraceno; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; capability approach; childbearing; family-friendly work; family policies; work–life balance; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to explore various dimensions of work–life balance in Europe. I examine the extent to which institutional factors, working conditions and individual resources influence individuals’ capabilities to have a family and engage in family life. READ MORE