The Research in Careers series is designed in five volumes to
provide scholars a unique forum to examine careers issues in
today's changing, global workplace. What makes this series unique
is that the volumes are connected by the use of Mainiero and
Sullivan's (2006) Kaleidoscope Career Model (KCM) as the organizing
framework and the theme underlying the volumes. In this volume,
Striving for Balance, we consider how individuals seek a healthy
alignment between work and nonwork. In addition to building upon
the established literature on work/family conflict, the chapters in
this volume also examine the reciprocal positive influences between
work and nonwork, considering such issues as balancing work with
commitments to others, including spouse/partner, children, elderly
relatives, friends, and the community. Chapters 1 and 2 of this
volume focus on macro?issues surrounding work/nonwork balance,
specifically studying the effectiveness of organizational policies.
In Chapter 1, Westring, Kossek, Pichler and Ryan explore if there
is a gap between an organization's adoption of work/nonwork
policies and its offering of a supportive environment for the
employees' use of such policies. In Chapter 2, Purohit, Simmers,
Sullivan and Baugh draw from social exchange theory and the
compensation literature to examine how employees' satisfaction with
their organization's discretionary (i.e., not legally required)
support initiatives influences their work?related attitudes and
personal well?being. Chapters 3 and 4 examine balance from a micro
perspective, focusing on generational differences in balance as
well as how individuals' reactions to work?nonwork conflicts
influence career outcomes. In Chapter 3, Stawiski, Gentry and
Baranik study balance using the lens of generational differences,
exploring the relationship between work?life balance and
promotability for members of the Baby Boom generation and Gen X. In
Chapter 4, Boyd, Keeney, Sinha and Ryan discuss their qualitative
analysis of how 1,359 university alumni's reactions to work?life
conflict events shaped their career choices, including entry,
participation, and attrition decisions. Their approach offers a
different lens to examine work?life conflict. Chapters 5 and 6
provide two perspectives on where scholars should focus their
future research efforts in studying work/nonwork balance. In
Chapter 5, van Emmerik, Bakker, Westman and Peeters provide a
conceptual examination of the processes that affect work?family
conflict, family?work conflict, and the overall resulting
work/nonwork balance or imbalance. In Chapter 6, Bataille offers a
multi?dimensional definition of work?family balance and develops a
framework, which recognizes the dominant dimensions of work-family
balance.
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