ABSTRACT
The changing nature of work is widely discussed among organizational scholars and in the popular media. In this chapter, we focus on the changes that are especially likely to affect the work-home interface. The chapter is divided into four sections. In the first, we discuss changes in workforce demographics, including the participation of women in the labor force, working mothers and rising eldercare responsibilities. In the second section, factors influencing the changing nature of work are examined, including globalization, the rise of the service industry and advances in information technology. In the third section, we consider major changes in the nature of employment relationships. Finally, we conclude with a discussion linking changes in the nature of work to blurred work-family boundaries and highly individualized work-life management strategies.
