01031pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002500040245006700065260000900132300001400141362000800155520067300163650002500836773003600861180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aThompson, Cynthia A.  aManaging the work life balancing act: an introductory exercise  c2002  ap.205-20.  aApr  aAlthough work-life balance is an important issue for individuals and organizations, most organizational behavior textbooks devote only a few paragraphs to the topic or do not include it at all.  This activity was designed to introduce or complement a lecture on work-life balance and does so by asking the students to consider work-life balance from both a personal and managerial point of view.  The objective of the exercise is to demonstrate that employees' needs and interests are not necessarily in opposition to the organization's interests and that working together to resolve work-life conflict can benefit both the employee and the organization. - Reproduced.  aManagement education  aJournal of Management Education