The KAIROS Network

KAIROS is an interdisciplinary network of European researchers whose primary focus is to study the interaction of work, family and personal life, both at the individual level (work-personal life integration), organizational, and socio-political level (family-friendly policies and culture). It is run by the International Center of Work and Family, IESE Business School, Spain. ICWF

The name KAIROS was chosen for its symbolic meaning and link with the work-personal life integration. CHRONOS refers to the measurable, objective, quantitative time, whereas KAIROS refers to the more "subjective" experience of time: the "adequate" timing, or a qualitative, enjoyable time experience. This refers to our mission, that is to generate and share knowledge that can be used to create a better, more integrated use of time, both at work, in the family, and in life in general.

The network is designed to bring together and support academics and researchers interested in work and family research. The multi-discipline nature of this topic, and diverse national perspectives have led to a fragmentation of the work-family research. This network should serve as a platform for cross-discipline and cross-national information exchange about work and family research and inspire future research in that field. Building up a European research community by providing information on events, new publications and projects, research contacts, etc. is one of its main aims. The success of this network will also depend largely on the contributions of its community. Therefore we invite all members and interested people to send us reports, papers, information of upcoming conferences, call for papers, etc.

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