Synthesizing Research
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The Center for Work & Family maintains an active research agenda. In addition to its own projects, a primary objective is to act as a bridge between leading academic researchers and work-life practitioners. This dual focus requires the Center to not only conduct its own research, but also to keep informed of the most current research in the field from a wide variety of sources. Several projects that contribute to the knowledge base on work-life and workforce effectiveness by synthesizing and making research more applicable in a corporate setting include our Executive Briefing Series and the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award.
Executive Briefing Series: Written for an executive level audience, the Boston College Center for Work & Family Executive Briefing Series addresses topical and strategic issues of particular relevance to the current business climate. The series highlights business trends and best practices in a concise format, aiming to foster action-oriented dialogue within organizations. Titles include a Global Series on Work-Life in Energing Markets, Creating Tomorrow's Leaders: The Expanding Roles of Millennials in the Workplace, Building the Business Case for Work-Life, Creating a Culture of Flexibility, Exploring Diversity: Race and Culture in the Inclusive Workforce, Exploring the Complexities of Exceptional Caregiving, The Next Step: Exploring Dynamic Workforce Trends and Business or Busyness: Strategies for Managing Workload. Please visit our Publications page to access these reports. |
| Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award: The Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research is an annual research award resulting from a joint partnership between The Center for Families at Purdue University and the Boston College Center for Work & Family. Named in honor of Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who has been identified as the most influential contributor to modern literature on work and family, the Kanter Award is given for the best research paper(s) published during the year. The rigorous nomination process for award selection involves scholarly reviewers from 8 countries who decide on the Kanter winner from numerous studies published in the top peer-reviewed journals. This award raises awareness of excellent work-family research, fosters debate about standards of excellence, and identifies the “best of the best” on which to base future research. For more information on the nominees for and winners of this prestigious award, please visit our Kanter Award web page. |