With its five-decade history, the literature on alternative workplaces, working time arrangements, and related issues now represents a relevant quantitative and qualitative articulate corpus regarding topics addressed, approaches applied, analytical tools implemented, and terminology used. Due...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY WORKERS AND FAMILY LIFE -- 1 THE LONG REACH OF THE JOB -- 2 MULTITASKING AMONG WORKING FAMILIES -- 3 COMING TOGETHER AT DINNER -- THE MISFIT BETWEEN OLD WORKPLACES AND A NEW WORKFORCE -- 4 CUSTOMIZING CAREERS...

Rapid technological change, global competition, and economic uncertainty have all contributed to organizations seeking to improve creativity and innovation. Researchers and businesses want to know what factors facilitate or inhibit creativity in a variety of organizational settings. Individual...