This edited volume will look at new approaches for enhancing the work-family interface individually and in the firm. It will look at ways to improve quality of life for women and men in the work forces globally. The contributors offer international resea

Contents: J.N. Cleveland, E.A. Fleishman, Series Foreword. V.E. Schein, Foreword. S. Poelmans, Editorial Introduction. Part I:Individual-International Perspective.S. Poelmans, M. O'Driscoll, B. Beham, An Overview of International Research on the Work-Family Interface. E.E. Kossek, D. Meece, M.E. Barratt, B.E. Prince, U.S. Latino Migrant Farm Workers: Managing Acculturative Stress and Conserving Work-Family Resources. P.E. Spector, T.D. Allen, S. Poelmans, C.L. Cooper, P. Bernin, P. Hart, L. Lu, K. Miller, L.R. de Moraes, G.M. Ostrognay, H. Pitariu, V. Salamatov, J. Salgado, J.I. Sanchez, O.L. Siu, M. Teichmann, T. Theorell, P. Vlerick, M. Widerszal-Bazyl, S. Yu, An International Comparative Study of Work-Family Stress and Occupational Strain. Part II:Organizational-International Perspective.U. Kinnunen, S. Mauno, S. Geurts, J. Dikkers, Work-Family Culture in Organizations: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches. P. Caligiuri, M. Lazarova, Work-Life Balance and the Effective Management of Global Assignees. J.S.E. Dikkers, L. den Dulk, S.A.E. Geurts, B. Peper, Work-Nonwork Culture, Utilization of Work-Nonwork Arrangements, and Employee-Related Outcomes in Two Dutch Organizations. W.R. Poster, Organizational Change, Globalization, and Work-Family Programs: Case Studies From India and the United States. L. den Dulk, Workplace Work-Family Arrangements: A Study and Explanatory Framework of Differences Between Organizational Provisions in Different Welfare States. Part III:Cross-Cultural Perspective.M. Westman, Cross-Cultural Differences in Crossover Research. S. Aryee, The Work-Family Interface in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa: A Theoretical Analysis. N. Yang, Individualism--Collectivism and Work-Family Interfaces: A Sino-U.S. Comparison. M.A. Shaffer, J.R.W. Joplin, A.M. Francesco, T. Lau, Easing the Pain: A Cross-Cultural Study of Support Resources and Their Influence on Work-Family Conflict. Part IV:Case Studies.N. Chinchilla, S. Poelmans, Case Study 1: Emigration to Mexico: Promotion and the Dual-Career Couple. B. Beham, S. Poelmans, Instructor's Manual for Case Study 1. S. Poelmans, W. de Waal-Andrews, Case Study 2: Launching Flexible Work Arrangements within Procter & Gamble EMEA. B. Beham, S. Poelmans, Instructor's Manual for Case Study 2. Part V:Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research.R.S. Bhagat, B.C. Krishnan, Methodological Issues in Work-Family Research in an Era of Globalization. M.J. Gelfand, A.P. Knight, Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Work-Family Conflict. J.M. Bowes, Emphasizing the Family in Work-Family Research: A Review of Current Research and Recommendations for Future Directions. S. Poelmans, Organizational Research on Work and Family: Recommendations for Future Research. R. Rapoport, S. Lewis, L. Bailyn, R. Gambles, Epilogue: Globalization and the Integration of Work With Personal Life.