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Innovative Ideas on How Work–Family Research Can Have More Impact

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Ellen Ernst Kossek ,
Boris B. Baltes  and
Russell A. Matthews
Ellen Ernst Kossek*
Affiliation:
Michigan State University
Boris B. Baltes
Affiliation:
Wayne State University
Russell A. Matthews
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
*
E-mail: kossek@msu.edu, Address: School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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Abstract

The commentaries on our focal article agreed with its main premise that work–family research should follow new strategies to improve its practical impact, and made suggestions clustering into three main themes. The first theme built on our suggestion to improve the research focus, terminology, and framing of work-family research. These essays offered additional ideas such as decoupling work-family from work-life research, and examining contextual factors more deeply. The second theme focused on how to better apply the findings from work family research. These commentaries provided social change approaches for making work-family issues more central to key stakeholders and to organizations. The third theme focused on broadening our scope to the societal level. These editorials advocated tactics supporting the development of basic rights of work–life balance within and across nations.

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , September 2011 , pp. 426 - 432
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2011 

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