http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/ Latest Articles Web Feed from Journal of Management & Organization http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/3/article/2290 Achieving a good balance between work and family commitments is a growing concern for contemporary employees and organisations. There is now mounting evidence linking work-life imbalance to reduced health and well-being among individuals and families. It is not surprising then that there is increasing interest among organisational stakeholders (e.g. CEOs, 2008-07-01 00:00:00 http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/3/article/2291 Professor Steven Poelmans is a leading international expert on the frontiers of work–family research contributing to theoretical and practice advancements. He is the Academic Director of the International Centre of Work and Family (ICWF) at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain, which has worked for more than a decade with numerous organisatio 2008-07-01 00:00:00 http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/3/article/2292 Research in human resource management has advocated the development of a systematic process of measurement that enables managers to obtain and evaluate evidence about the performance of work–life initiatives, in both financial and non-financial terms. We apply the resource-based view of the firm, within the context of strategic human resource man 2008-07-01 00:00:00 http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/3/article/2293 Employer perspectives on work–life balance are under-developed and under-represented within the context of public debate on work and family. The current state of policy debate on work and family is grounded in the value of ‘choice’ and implicitly suggests that expanding the range of programs available will inevitably deliver a 2008-07-01 00:00:00 http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/3/article/2294 In an Australian sample of over 16,000 employees we assessed whether employees are satisfied with their ability to balance work and other life commitments. We tested the hypothesis that work–life balance is important for engaging and retaining employees in the context of other aspects of organisational climate. We also explored how individu 2008-07-01 00:00:00 http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/3/article/2295 Many people (particularly women) see entrepreneurship as a way of achieving a better balance between work and family than that provided by paid employment. Fifty-eight entrepreneurs were interviewed in New Zealand (32 women and 26 men) in order to explore the work–family conflict they face, the techniques they use to achieve work–family 2008-07-01 00:00:00 http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/3/article/2298 Although the term work–family/life balance is widely employed, an agreed definition of this term has proved elusive. Instead, an array of definitions and measures populate the literature. The variety of work–life definitions and measures provide limited value for both the theoretical advancement of the construct and for practical human 2008-07-01 00:00:00 http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/3/article/2297 As several previous studies have shown, the provision of work–life benefits (WLB) varies between organisations; while some organisations provide a comprehensive range of WLB, others do not. Our research aims to identify and examine the influences on the provision of WLB in an organisation. Recognising the potential for different goals and agenda, 2008-07-01 00:00:00 http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/2/article/2260 2008-05-01 00:00:00 http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/14/issue/2/article/2261 Contextual performance in the workplace has been identified as including relational activities that maintain the broader social and psychological environment in which task performance occurs in organisations. In this conceptual writing, organisational advocacy (OA) is offered as a form of task and contextual performance that is pertinent in the 21st 2008-05-01 00:00:00