A review of work-family research in Confucian Asia.

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• Personal Author:
  Cho E ; Choi Y
• Description:
  This chapter provides a critical synthesis of previous work-family research conducted in Confucian Asia. It defines Confucian Asia as encompassing China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. The chapter also provides an overview of the development and methodology of work-family research in Confucian Asia. It then highlights some aspects of Confucianism that are deemed important for the work-family interface. Confucianism defines the role and proper social position for each individual; fulfilling the responsibilities and duties for one's position is important to achieve social hierarchy and maintain harmony. Confucian work values refer to work-specific values that are tied to Confucianism and include authoritarianism, endurance, hardworking, collectivism, credentialism, functionalism, interpersonal connections, and long-term orientation. The chapter discusses the work-family literature in Confucian Asia in relation to the general work-family literature. It further reviews findings from multi-country studies, explores limitations of the extant literature and concludes with directions for future research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Family Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Work-life balance; Families; Workers; Humans; Men; Women; Sociological factors; Employees; Demographic characteristics
• ISBN:
  9781108415972
• Publisher:
  Cambridge University Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  371-385
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065336
• Citation:
  The Cambridge handbook of the global work-family interface. Shockley KM, Shen W, Johnson RC eds. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018 Apr; :371-385
• Editor(s):
  Shockley KM; Shen W; Johnson RC
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The Cambridge handbook of the global work-family interface
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f309e6a6cfe454cc5ca83648c9a9140bc6defa2f7c00b89d300f806f3664a596a04852255f7dc2302c542e2b660e584275ea31641f82ffe42e075ac9c62b5046
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248586/cdc_248586_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.49 MB ]