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%T Managing work-life policies in the European workplace: explorations for future research %A Dulk, Laura den %A Peper, Bram %P 31 %V REC-WP 04/2009 %D 2009 %K line managers; work-life policies; allowance decisions; European workplace %= 2010-10-26T15:58:00Z %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-198244 %X 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. %C GBR %C Edinburgh %G en %9 Arbeitspapier %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info