Work-Life Balance in Africa A Critical Approach

Work-life balance has drawn much attention from academic researchers, professionals, and politicians over the past two decades. However, despite the increased interest globally, there has been an under-representation of academic work on work-life balance across the African continent. So, this book s...

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Other Authors: Ajonbadi, Hakeem Adeniyi (Editor), Mordi, Chima (Editor), Adekoya, Olatunji David (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: An Introduction: The Nature and Determinants of Work-Life Balance
  • Chapter 2: Reimagining work-life balance from Africa: Insights for a renewed Human Resource Management
  • Chapter 3: A Critical Approach to Work-Life Balance: The Moroccan Perspective
  • Chapter 4:Work-Life Balance Experiences in Nigeria: Institutional and Sociocultural Perspectives
  • Chapter 5: Traditional and Contemporary Perspectives of Work-Life Balance Research and Practices: A Case of Kenya
  • Chapter 6: An Exploration of the Work-Life Balance Practices in Ethiopia: Leaders’ Role of Incorporating Family-Friendly Policies and Employee Coping Mechanisms
  • Chapter 7: Engaging the Flexibility Paradox: Working at/from Home and Work-Family Balance among Working Adults in South Africa
  • Chapter 8: Work-Family Conflict among Formal and Informal Sector Working Mothers in Urban Ghana
  • Chapter 9: Understanding the Concept and Practice of Work-life balance. A Case of Nigerian Entrepreneurial Women
  • Chapter 10: Work-family Policies and Practices in South Africa: Highlights from a Family-Responsible Employer Survey
  • Chapter 11: Work-Life Balance Experiences in the Algerian Health Sector: A Work-Life Border Theory Perspective