Dear All,
We are writing to invite you all to our symposium titled "Sustainable work practices for optimizing Work-family integration in India". The 90 minutes virtual live symposium starts at 8.30 PM IST/8-9.30 AM Seattle time (UTC -7) on 8th August, 2022. We hope to see you there!
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Brief abstract of the symposium
The symposium aims to problematize the concept of work-family (WF) integration specific to the Indian cultural context. A sizable amount of scientific discourse points to the relevance of more culture-specific insights on the issue in order to alleviate concerns of the working population. While researchers in India have recently been pursuing this objective by adopting an emic approach, research on WF integration is still scant, needs careful evaluation and streamlining to devise solutions and to create more sustainable, culturally aligned, and relevant work practices. To this end, the symposium includes four India specific studies and approaches the subject from an individual perspective (eg., factors affecting employees' factual autonomy and role of resilience in dealing with work and family demands) as well as organizational policy (eg., empowering employees and leaders to set individual boundaries and the efficacy of telecommuting- the challenges and opportunities for employees and leaders). The studies discuss pertinent challenges in developing sustainable WF practices in India in order to instigate more debates, deliberations on the topic and propose pertinent future research directions and implications for employees and organizations.
Looking forward,
Mahima & Rupashree
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Mahima Raina
Associate Professor
Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling O.P. Jindal Global U.
mraina@jgu.edu.inRupashree Baral, PhD
Associate Professor (HR & OB)
Department of Management Studies
IIT Madras, Chennai-600036
Phone: +91 44 2257 4561 (O)
Email:
rupashree@iitm.ac.inHomepage:
http://www.doms.iitm.ac.in/index.php/rbaral------------------------------