Rethinking Work-Family
Conference · Barcelona July 5-6, 2023
10th International Conference of Work and Family
The increase in new ways of working has brought multiple changes to the workplace such as: flexible workspaces, smart time management and the extended use of information and communication technology. Along with these developments, fundamental changes have surged in the way people integrate their work and home domains. As we shift towards work arrangements that include teams working remotely, in the office, on fixed schedules and on flexible ones, we should also reconsider how work and home domains are integrated in our everyday lives.
In 2020, the global pandemic forced millions of employees to lock down due to mobility restrictions. Consequently, workers with dependents in their homes – ranging from the young to the elderly – had to manage, within one unique workspace, the responsibilities of a full-time job, plus the work of caretaking. Among the demands that people had to manage along with their professional roles were: school follow-up; help with hygiene and chores; virtual class monitoring; and nursing the elderly. These demands led to conflicts due to burn out and stress, while shedding light on the importance of rethinking work-family balance.
As organizations return to offices, and employees adapt to new approaches to remote and hybrid work, the role of work-family integration can also be transformed to respond to this new context. With the increase of remote work and hybrid working models, the elimination of barriers between home and work has led to different work-family balance challenges, especially for employees with kids at home. As we design the future of work, we believe it is also important to rethink the way we integrate the home and work spheres.
At the International Center for Work and Family, we have been talking for years about how work-family balance can provide benefits for people, organizations and society as a whole. For several years, we have conducted multiple studies that examine the potential benefits of flexible work arrangements. The 10th International Conference of Work & Family aims to focus on individual and organizational ways of rethinking work-family balance within the context of new ways of working. As we define new ways of working, we want to encourage new ideas about how we can also shift the way we think about work-family balance, adapting to current realities.
Conference Topics.
Call for Papers: Submission Guidelines.
If you are interested in participating, please submit a 800-word paper proposal by March 15, 2023, following the instructions below. We will notify authors of acceptance by April 1, 2023. Participants in the conference who have papers accepted should submit full papers by May 15, 2023. We especially encourage theoretical and innovative empirical papers, ethnographies, lab studies, as well as quantitative and qualitative analyses.
Please follow these guidelines for your proposal submission. Proposals that are not prepared according to these instructions will NOT be reviewed.
- The proposal must be in ONE document.
- The maximum length of the proposal is 800 words.
- Use Times New Roman 12-pitch font, double spaced, 1-inch (2.5 cm) margin all around and number all of the pages.
- Check that the proposal prints correctly (i.e., all imported figures and tables appear), and ensure that the file is virus-free.
- Submit your proposal through this online form.
- After submitting your proposal you will receive a confirmation email. If you have any problem with this upload form, contact us at conferences@iese.edu or try to resubmit after a few minutes.
- NO changes in the paper title, abstract, authorship, and actual paper will be accepted AFTER each submission deadline.
Please follow these guidelines for your full paper submission. Papers that are not prepared according to these instructions will NOT be reviewed.
- The entire paper (title page, main text, figures, tables, references, etc.) must be in ONE document.
- The maximum length of papers is 8000 words.
- Use Times New Roman 12-pitch font, double spaced, 1-inch (2.5 cm) margin all around and number all of the pages of the paper.
- Check that the paper prints correctly (i.e., all imported figures and tables appear), and ensure that the file is virus-free.
- When your proposal was accepted, you will have received an email with a link where you will upload your full paper. If you have any problems with this upload form, please contact us at conferences@iese.edu or try to resubmit after a few minutes.
- NO changes in the paper title, abstract, authorship, and actual paper will be accepted AFTER each submission deadline.
Submission Deadlines.
March 15, 2023
Submit a 800-word paper proposal
April 1, 2023
Notification of acceptance
May 15, 2023
Submission deadline for accepted papers
Agenda.
8:30 ‐ 9:00 a.m. Registration and Welcome Coffee (Q-401)
9:00 ‐ 9:15 a.m. Welcome Addresses and Introduction, prof. Mireia las Heras (Q-401)
9:15 - 10:00 a.m. Work and Family in the Media, prof. Mireia las Heras (Q-401)
10:00 ‐ 11:45 a.m. Track Sessions I (Rooms: S-401 to S-409)
12:00 ‐ 1:00 p.m. Authors meet readers (Q-401)
1:00 ‐ 2:00 p.m. Lunch (North Campus Dining room)
2:15 ‐ 3:15 p.m. Plenary Session I, Yuri Scharp, Illinois Tech (Q-401)
3:20 ‐ 4:20 p.m. Plenary Session II, Yasin Rofcanin, University of Bath (Q-401)
9:30 - 11:00 p.m. Track Sessions II (Rooms: S-401 to S-409)
11:15 a.m. ‐ 12:45 p.m. Track Session III (Rooms: S-401 to S-409)
1:00 ‐ 2:00 p.m. Lunch (North Campus Dining Room)
2:15 ‐ 3:15 p.m. Plenary Session III, Hannah Riley, Harvard University (Q-103)
3:20 ‐ 4:20 p.m. Plenary Session IV, Andres Salas, University of Valencia (Q-103)
7:30 ‐ 10:30 p.m. Conference Dinner
- Heejung Chung will present her book The Flexibility Paradox
- Stephen Davies will present his book Happiness and Domestic Life
- Yasin Rofcanin will prsent his book Idiosyncratic Deals at Work
Stay for a back-to-back conference on Women in Leadership
Join us for our Rethinking Women in Leadership conference, which begins immediately after the Rethinking Work-Family conference, on July 6-7.
More information and registrationChair of the Conference.
Chair of the Conference.
Registration fees.
The 10th International Conference of Work and Family will be held in-person in Barcelona. Special fees are available for academics and students that attend both the Conference of Work and Family (July 5-6) as well as the Conference of Women and Leadership (July 6-7).
| Early Bird: Until May 15 (one conference) | Early Bird: Until May 15 (both conferences) | Regular Fee: May 16 to June 15 (one conference) | Regular Fee: May 16 to June 15 (both conferences) | Late fee: June 16 to July 4 (one conference) | Late fee: June 16 to July 4 (both conferences) | |
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| Academics | €470 | €550 | €620 | €700 | €800 | €900 |
| Students | €270 | €300 | €420 | €450 | €500 | €600 |
Accommodation.
IESE is a dynamic community of scholars and practitioners who will welcome you to Barcelona, a traditional and welcoming Mediterranean city. It is a city with a great number of tourist attractions and a friendly atmosphere that will offer conference participants and their families plenty of opportunities to enjoy their stay here, over and above the academic program we are preparing for you.
We look forward to welcoming you to IESE in Barcelona!
