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@book{ Dulk2009, title = {Managing work-life policies in the European workplace: explorations for future research}, author = {Dulk, Laura den and Peper, Bram}, year = {2009}, series = {Working Papers on the Reconciliation of Work and Welfare in Europe}, pages = {31}, volume = {REC-WP 04/2009}, address = {Edinburgh}, publisher = {University of Edinburgh, Publication and Dissemination Centre (PUDISCwowe)}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-198244}, abstract = {In this paper we focus on the implementation and management of work-life policies in the workplace and the key role of managers in this context. We review the existing literature, enabling us to set a research agenda focused on explaining managerial attitudes and behaviour toward work-life policies in different organisational and national contexts. The evidence found in several studies suggests that managers often receive mixed messages about the implementation of work/ life policies because these policies are not embedded in the workplace; managers are often unaware of such policies and lack training in them, leading to inconsistency in implementation and short-term thinking rather than a long-term perspective that cherishes human capital. Our review points to the need for more research allowing a full understanding of managerial attitudes and behaviour in different organisational and national contexts. Although a few interesting studies do exist, research in the field is still in its infancy. More research is needed, in particular systematic studies with well-developed theoretical frameworks.}, keywords = {Beschäftigungspolitik; Europe; Arbeit; Management; Unternehmenspolitik; Familie-Beruf; Work-life-balance; layout; work-family balance; working conditions; Europa; management; company policy; employment policy; Arbeitsbedingungen; labor; Flexibilität; Gestaltung; work-life-balance; flexibility}}