1;Creating Balance?;1 2;Foreword;4 3;Introduction;6 3.1;1.1 Part I: Perspectives on the Work-Life Integration of Professionals;7 3.2;1.1 Part II: Antecedents and Consequences Related to Work-Life Integration;8 3.3;1.1 Part III: Mothers, Fathers and Couples: Challenging Conventional Wisdom;8 3.4;1.1 Part IV: Corporate Strategies Facilitating Work-Life Integration;9 3.5;1.1 Part V: Boundary Perspectives on Professionals Work-Life Integration;10 3.6;References;11 4;Contents;12 5;Contributors;14 6;Part I Perspectives on the Work-Life Integration of Professionals;18 7;Chapter 1 Integrating Professional Work and Life: Conditions, Outcomes and Resources;19 7.1;1.1 Introduction;19 7.1.1;1.1.1 ``Professionals" Who Are They? ;20 7.2;1.2 Conditions of Professionals WorkLife Integration;21 7.2.1;1.2.1 Work Organization and the Meaningfulness of Work;22 7.2.2;1.2.2 Changing Mobility of Work;24 7.2.3;1.2.3 Individual Values and Life Concepts;25 7.3;1.3 Individual and Organizational Benefits of Successful WorkLife Integration;25 7.3.1;1.3.1 Individual Benefits;26 7.3.1.1;1.3.1.1 Physical and Psychological Health Outcomes;27 7.3.1.2;1.3.1.2 Domain-Specific Satisfaction, Role Quality and Overall Satisfaction;28 7.3.1.3;1.3.1.3 Reduced Stress;28 7.3.2;1.3.2 Intangible Organizational Benefits;29 7.3.2.1;1.3.2.1 Organizational Commitment, Professional Commitment, and Employee Turnover Intention;29 7.3.2.2;1.3.2.2 Employee Performance;30 7.3.2.3;1.3.2.3 Organizational Reputation and External Communication;31 7.3.3;1.3.3 Tangible Organizational Benefits;31 7.3.3.1;1.3.3.1 Reduced Absenteeism;32 7.3.3.2;1.3.3.2 Organizational Performance;32 7.3.3.3;1.3.3.3 Employee Retention and Improved Recruiting;32 7.4;1.4 Leveraging Professionals WorkLife Integration: Increasing PersonEnvironment Fit;33 7.5;1.5 Conclusion;35 7.6;References;36 8;Chapter 2 Introducing Theoretical Approaches to Work-Life Balance and Testing a New Typology Among Professionals;43 8.1;2.1 What is Work-Life Balance A Glance at the Theoretical Background;43 8.1.1;2.1.1 Role Theories: The Foundation for Work-Life Balance;43 8.1.2;2.1.2 Overall Appraisal and Components Approach: Contemporary Views on Work-Life Balance;45 8.1.3;2.1.3 Outcomes of Work-Family Balance;47 8.2;2.2 A Typology of Work-Life Balance: A Person-Oriented Approach to Work-Nonwork Interaction;48 8.2.1;2.2.1 Building a Bridge Between Different Views of Work-Life Balance;48 8.2.2;2.2.2 Formation of the Typology of Work-Life Balance;49 8.3;2.3 Work-Life Balance Among Professionals: The Typology of Work-Life Balance in Practice;50 8.3.1;2.3.1 Prevalence of the Different Balance Types;50 8.3.2;2.3.2 Differences in Psychological Functioning and Role Engagement Between the Balance Types;55 8.4;2.4 Theoretical and Practical Conclusions;58 8.5;References;60 9;Chapter 3 From `Balancers' to `Integrators'? Young Professionals' Talk About `Work' and the Rest of `Life' in the UK;63 9.1;3.1 Introduction;63 9.2;3.2 The Study;65 9.3;3.3 Findings and Analysis;66 9.3.1;3.3.1 Young Future Professionals' Diverse Orientations to WLB;66 9.3.1.1;3.3.1.1 Balancers;67 9.3.1.2;3.3.1.2 Careerists;68 9.3.1.3;3.3.1.3 Career-Sacrificers;68 9.3.1.4;3.3.1.4 Integrators;69 9.3.2;3.3.2 Expectations of Employer WLB Support: Low 'Sense of Entitlement';70 9.3.2.1;3.3.2.1 Low Sense of Entitlement 1: The 'Bonus' Perception;70 9.3.2.2;3.3.2.2 Low Sense of Entitlement 2: The Scepticism Perception;71 9.3.3;3.3.3 Young People''s ''Wishes'' for Employer WLB Support Are Not the Same as Their ''Expectations'';73 9.4;3.4 Concluding Discussion;75 9.5;References;77 10;Chapter 4 Redefining Success: The Foundation for Creating Work-Life Balance;80 10.1;4.1 Introduction;80 10.2;4.2 Literature Review;82 10.3;4.3 Redefining Success;83 10.3.1;4.3.1 Non-work Arenas;83 10.3.2;4.3.2 Strategic Cheating;85 10.4;4.4 Individual Work-Life Balance Tactics;85 10.5;4.5 Implications for Practice and Leadership Education;87 10.5.1;4.5.1 Self-Awareness;88 10.5.2;4.5.2 Systems Thinking;8