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PGDM-PT 2010-13: Tem-VII

Course Name: Work and life interface
Credits 1.5
Faculty Name Suchitra Pal, PhD
Program EXPGP 10-13
Academic Year and Term 2012-13, Term VII



1. Course Description Today’s world demands continuously-changing output from both men and women, in both their personal and professional lives. As juggling multiple roles have become more prevalent, managing the interface between work and home has emerged as a central topic for both management practitioners and academics. With the growing numbers of women in the workforce and the increase of dual earner couples, today’s organizations face the challenge of implementing practices that allow their employees to achieve at work, while also engaging meaningfully in their homes and communities. Although not everyone who attempts to juggle multiple work and non work and non-work roles experience conflict, a substantial number of employees do. Research has found that work and family conflict related to job and life dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety, anger/hostility, hypertension, greater alcohol consumption and substance abuse and perception of a lower quality of life. There are also unhealthy consequences for the organization such as absenteeism, tardiness, greater turnover, intention among employees and actual turnover.

2. Student Learning Outcomes (typically 3-5 bullet points)

· Be able to understand the positive and negative consequences of work and life
· Be able to understand his present or future psychosocial work environment
· Be able to identify physical and psychological well-being
· Be able to help the organization to make work and life balance policies

3. Required Text Books and Reading Material

1. Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. Z. (2005). Hand book of positive Psychology, Oxford University Press.
2. Karasek, R., & Theorell. T. (1990). Healthy Work. Basic Books, USA.
3. Crompton, R. (2006). Employment and the family. Cambridge University Press.
4. Jones, F., Burke, R. J., & Westman, M. (2006). Work-life balance: A psychological perspective.


5. Tentative Session Plan
Session noTopics/activitiesReading/case list
1Introduction to work and life balanceChapter 5 (work family conflict and facilitation) Jones, F., Burke, R. J., & Westman, M. (2006). Work-life balance: A psychological perspective.

2Work and life interface in organizational contextChapter 10 (Organization culture: A key to the success of work-lifee integration). Jones, F., Burke, R. J., & Westman, M. (2006). Work-life balance: A psychological perspective.
3.Psychosocial work environmentChapter 2 Karasek, R., & Theorell. T. (1990). Healthy Work. Basic Books, USA.
4.Psychosocial Job characteristics and health problemChapter 4 Karasek, R., & Theorell. T. (1990). Healthy Work. Basic Books, USA.
5.Work place absenteeism and flexibility
6.Subjective well being: the science of happinessChapter 16 (Well-being Mindfulness versus Positive Evaluation) Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. Z. (2005). Hand book of positive Psychology, Oxford University Press
7.Stress management activity
8.Group Presentation

1. Evaluation

6. Academic Integrity

Created By: Debasis Mohanty on 05/14/2012 at 01:59 PM
Category: ExPGP-III Doctype: Document

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