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| Titre : | Exploring the work–life challenges and dilemmas faced by managers and professionals who live alone (2017) |
| Auteurs : | Krystal Wilkinson ; Jennifer Tomlinson ; Jean Gardiner |
| Type de document : | Article : document électronique |
| Dans : | Work, employment and society (vol. 31, n° 4, August 2017) |
| Article en page(s) : | pp. 640–656 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
Thésaurus CEREQ RELATION TRAVAIL-FAMILLE ; EMOTION ; CHEF D'ENTREPRISE ; CADRE ; ROYAUME UNI ; ENQUETE ; ENTRETIEN ; CONDITION DE TRAVAIL ; CELIBATAIRE |
| Résumé : | This article aims to question the dominant understanding of work–life balance or conflict as primarily a ‘work–family’ issue. It does this by exploring the experiences of managers and professionals who live alone and do not have children – a group of employees traditionally overlooked in work–life policy and research but, significantly, a group on the rise within the working age population. Semi-structured interviews with 36 solo-living managers and professionals were carried out in the UK, spanning a range of occupations. In addition to previously identified work–life issues, four themes emerged that were pressing for and specific to solo-living managers and professionals. These are articulated here as challenges and dilemmas relating to: assumptions about work and non-work time; the legitimacy of their work–life balance; lack of support connected to financial and emotional well-being; and work-based vulnerabilities.(source: review) |
| Document Céreq : | Non |
| En ligne : | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0950017016677942 |
