Many managers and organizations still assume that employees who devote long hours to their jobs with no family interference are "ideal workers". However, this assumption has negative consequences for employees, their families and, more interestingly, for their organizations. This book provides a wealth of empirical evidence from around the globe, as well as innovative conceptual frameworks, to help practitioners and researchers alike to go beyond the classic notion of the "ideal worker" and to rethink what companies actually need from their employees. As it demonstrates, doing so will be beneficial for countless men and women, and for society at large.

The New Ideal Worker: Introduction

Hope for the (New) Ideal Worker: Resolving the Flexibility-Availability Paradox
Fathers' Working Times in Germany: The Role of the Ideal Worker Norm in the Context of Other Cultural and Structural Workplace Conditions
A Closer Look to Millennials in Chile: How They Perceive the New i-deal Worker
Ideal Organizations for the New Ideal Workers: Exploring the Role of Life-Friendly Work Practices
Pondering an Ideal Worker in Academia and Consideration of a 'New' Normal of Faculty Work-Life
Work Values Hierarchies: What Motivates Workers
The New Ideal Worker Is a Super Navigator
Gender and Leadership: The Use of Conjoint Analysis in Revealing Preferences for Hiring: The Gender Bias Effect
Women's Re-entry into Workforce: Experiences from India
Men's Work-Life Balance: A Case-Study of UK Police Force
Opening the "Black Box": Factors Affecting Women's Journey to Senior Management Positions-A Literature Review
Antecedents andOutcomes of Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family Enrichment: A Longitudinal, Multilevel, and Multimethod Study
An Examination of the Impact of Macro Context on Women CEOs in the Hospitality Industry.