Work-Family Triangle Synchronization: Employee, manager, and spouse

The book "Work-Family Triangle Synchronization" explores the relationship between managers, employees, and employees' spouses, offering a holistic approach to work-family conflict. It introduces a structured process for designing a psychological contract among the three stakeholders and provides anecdotes and stories to make the text accessible and understandable.

Format: Hardback
Length: 142 pages
Publication date: 20 September 2022
Publisher: De Gruyter

The challenges in the fields of work and family have been the focus of researchers for decades. Frameworks for work-family conflict, work-family enrichment, and work-family balance have been put forth in light of the complexity of the interface. Yet, the relationship between the three stakeholders managing the interface (manager, employee, and spouse) has not received the attention it deserves. Work-Family Triangle Synchronization takes a holistic look into the triangle of forces involved in the conflict: the manager, the employee, and the employees spouse at home. Using the therapeutic triangle relationship framework, it elaborates on the dynamic of work-family triangles and offers a structured process for designing a psychological contract among the three players. This process is termed work-family triangle synchronization (WFTS).

Based on the authors 20 years of academic research and field experience in the organizational and family domains, this book introduces a novel synchronization model, methodology, and compelling tools. Personal anecdotes and stories make the text accessible and understandable, accompanying the reader step by step in the task of developing a synchronized work-family triangle psychological contract, as both a diagnostic and a management tool.

Weight: 376g
Dimension: 240 x 170 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783110759631