Essays about: "Work-family balance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Work-family balance.

1. 1. THE SHIFTING DYNAMICS BETWEEN WORK AND LIFE IN REMOTE WORKING

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Bo An; [2023-10-10]
   Keywords : Work-life balance; work-family border theory; flexibility; remote working; new work practices; boundaries;

   Abstract : Purpose: Aiming to investigate how knowledge workers organise their work through boundary practice in remote working, this study has partnered with one online consulting company who provides professional accounting services to third party customers. This study tries to explore 1) how accountants organize their work through managing and shaping their physical and temporal boundaries to establish flexibility in remote working; 2) how are technologies harnessed to manage work-life boundaries in the context of remote working. READ MORE

3. 2. Understanding China’s New Fertility Policy System through ‘Incrementalism’: Inferences from Online Articles Published by China Population and Development Research Center

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Yongheng Sun; [2022]
   Keywords : China; “Two- three-child policy”; “Supporting measures” system; Incrementalism; Public Administration; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the ongoing transformation from previous “one-child policy” to current “two-/three-child policy” in China, the newly issued “supporting measures” system is highlighted to be crucial to boosting fertility. Extant studies on the issue are mostly limited to idealized discussions, while lacking a Public Administration perspective to comprehensively understand the real policy process. READ MORE

4. 3. Knowledge workers and the effects of remote work on occupational balance

   University essay from Jönköping University/Hälsohögskolan

   Author : Anni Pekkanen; [2022]
   Keywords : occupational imbalance; occupational therapy; work-family conflict; work-life balance;

   Abstract : Introduction: Technology has enabled remote work that is not location bound. Remote work is often performed by knowledge workers who focus on problemsolving and distributing information. New ways of working create a need for new information about the relationship between work and occupational balance. READ MORE

5. 4. The Twisted Logic of Remote Work : A qualitative study on employees’ perceptions and experiences of working remotely in the presence of Covid-19

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Malin Arneson; [2022]
   Keywords : Remote work; Virtual work; Telework; Covid-19; Work Situation; Organizational Culture; Work-life balance; Dramaturgy; Work-Family Border Theory; Business Administration; Psychology; Sociology;

   Abstract : This master thesis highlights employees’ perceptions and experiences of working remotely in the presence of the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of the thesis is to understand how remote work during pandemic times impacts employees’ perception of their overall working life. READ MORE

6. 5. Relationship between Work-related Identity and Stress and the Mediating Role of Work-life Balance

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Arbetshälsovetenskap

   Author : Linda Nordhall; [2018]
   Keywords : Work-Identity; Cognitive Work-Identity; Emotional Work-Identity; Work-stress; Life Puzzle; WLB; FWC; WFC;

   Abstract : In the present study, the relationship between work identity (emotion and cognition components) and work-related stress was investigated, and if work-life balance (WLB) and its components family-work conflict (FWC) and work-family conflict (WFC), might mediate this relationship. The study included 104 participants recruited via Facebook. READ MORE