Work Hard, Play Hard: Work-Life Balance in Small Business: The Interplay of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals

Robyn Young; Lorelle Frazer; Scott Weaven; Maurice Roussety; Park Thaichon

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5_11

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Work Hard, Play Hard: Work-Life Balance in Small Business: The Interplay of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals

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Work Hard, Play Hard: Work-Life Balance in Small Business: The Interplay of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals

Robyn Young, Lorelle Frazer, Scott Weaven, Maurice Roussety and Park Thaichon

Subsistence Entrepreneurship, pp.195-213

Contributions to Management Science, Springer Nature Switzerland AG

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5_11

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work-life balance

franchisees

independents

work

life

control

This chapter concerns work-life balance in small business models and compares work-life balance situations for both the owners of franchised and independently owned non-franchised small businesses. It provides a framework to assist and empower individuals to take control of their own outcomes, whilst managing the multiplicity of roles that constitute work and life. The research project follows a qualitative research method in the realist paradigm using case studies. It comprises a variety of data sources such as in-depth interviews, personally administered questionnaires, and interviewer observations. The concept of work-life balance has different meanings for many different people. Generally, most individuals in small business reconcile competing work and life demands on an ad hoc basis. This research is unique. It is the first empirical analysis conducted in Australia that compares the work-life balance of franchised and independent small business owners.

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Title: Work Hard, Play Hard: Work-Life Balance in Small Business: The Interplay of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals
Authors: Robyn Young (Author) - Griffith University
Lorelle Frazer (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Business
Scott Weaven (Author) - Griffith University
Maurice Roussety (Author) - Griffith University
Park Thaichon (Corresponding Author) - Griffith University
Contributors: Vanessa Ratten (Editor)
Paul Jones (Editor)
Vitor Braga (Editor)
Carla Susana Marques (Editor)
Publication details: Subsistence Entrepreneurship, pp.195-213
Series: Contributions to Management Science
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5_11; 10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5
ISSN: 1431-1941
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450743602621
Output Type: Book chapter

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