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The life/work balance in a European comparison

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  • Anja Rohwer
  • Anja Hülsewig

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Families often see themselves confronted by different challenges when they attempt to reconcile family and professional obligations. This article presents the results of a survey of European companies with regard to family-friendly personnel policies. The survey confirmed that most European businesses place a high value on respecting the needs of the family.

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  • Anja Rohwer & Anja Hülsewig, 2011. "The life/work balance in a European comparison," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 64(10), pages 28-32, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:64:y:2011:i:10:p:28-32
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • L00 - Industrial Organization - - General - - - General
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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