Thompson, Cynthia A. creator text xu| 2002 continuing ng p.205-20. Although 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. Management education Journal of Management Education 180718