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Organizational Subcultures and Family Supportive Culture in a Spanish Organization

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Expanding the Boundaries of Work-Family Research

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The importance of context in work-family research is often overlooked (Powell et al., 2009). Work-family issues do not occur in a vacuum but rather within specific layers of context: national, organizational, work group and family. State provisions for work and family life can potentially offer both men and women a wider choice of options for combining employment and parenting. However, much of the research on work-family issues has been undertaken in the USA, where government support is minimal (Kossek et al., 2010). Therefore, it may not reflect the European situation characterized by a variety of state provisions and where policy availability and legal reinforcement can differ considerably even in neighbouring countries (Poelmans & Sahibzada, 2004).

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Stepanova, O. (2013). Organizational Subcultures and Family Supportive Culture in a Spanish Organization. In: Poelmans, S., Greenhaus, J.H., Maestro, M.L.H. (eds) Expanding the Boundaries of Work-Family Research. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137006004_4

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