A guide to harmonizing work, family, and personal life from individual and managerial perspectives.

List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Introduction Steven Poelmans; Part I. Describing Different Work-Life Policies/Policy Development/Pitfalls: 1. Strategic HR and work-life balance Paula Caligiuri and Nicole Givelekian; 2. Reviewing policies for harmonizing work, family and personal life Steven Poelmans and Barbara Beham; 3. Integrating career development and work-family policy Tammy Allen; 4. Work-life balance on global assignments Paula Caligiuri and Mila Lazarova; 5. IBM case Joan Giue and Oana Petrescu; Part II. Policy Design, Implementation, and Deployment: 6. Stages in the implementation of work-family policies Steven A. Y. Poelmans, Shilpa Patel and Barbara Beham; 7. Policy development across borders: a framework for work-life initiatives in multinational enterprises Anne Bardoel and Helen DeCieri; Annex: ACREW Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Checklist of Work/Life Best Practice; Part III. Cultural Change: 8. Barriers to the planning, implementation and usage of work-life policies Cynthia Thompson; 9. Proposing a model for cultural change Steven A. Y. Poelmans and Olena Stepanova; Epilogue: Social change Steven A. Y. Poelmans and Aline Masuda; Annex: List of Website references; Index.