Ellen Ernst Kossek

Journal Articles

• Kossek, E., Porter, C.*, Rosokha, L. *, Wilson, K., Rupp, D., Law-Penrose, J* (2024). "Advancing work–life supportive contexts for the “haves” and “have nots”: Integrating supervisor training with work–life flexibility to impact exhaustion or engagement." Human Resource Management | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. Ladge, J. Little, L. Washington, L. Loyd, D., Tinsley, C (2024). "Introduction to the special issue: Allyship, advocacy, and social justice to support equality for marginalized groups in the workplace." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2024.104336. vol. 183 104336 +. | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst, Perrigino, M., Lautsch, B. (2023). "Work-Life Flexibility Policies from a Boundary Control and Implementation Perspective: A Review and Research Framework." Journal of Management | Related Website | Download |
• Pellerin, S., Ollier-Malaterre, A., Kossek, E. E., Afota, M., Cousineau, L., , Lavoie, C., Leon, E. , Beham, B. Morandin, G. Russo, M., Jaga, A., Ma, J., Lu, C., Parent-Rocheleau. X (2023). "The Right to Disconnect." Stanford Social Innovation Review 40-45. | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst; Lautsch, Brenda A., Perrigino, Matthew A., Greenhaus, Jeff A. . Merriweather, Tarani A. (2023). "Work-Life Flexibility Policies: Moving From Traditional Views Toward Work-Life Intersectionality Considerations." Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, Emerald Publishing. vol. 41 199–243. | Related Website | Download |
• Kossek, E., Batz*, C., Wright*, B., Buzzanell, P., Sullivan, C., Moors, A., Maxy*, K., Kokini, K., Hirsch, A., Nikalje, A.*, (2023). "Implementing Diversity Training Targeting Faculty Micro-Aggressions and Inclusion: Practical Insights and Initial Findings." Journal of Applied Behavioral Science | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst & Kelliher, Claire (2022). "Making Flexibility More I-Deal: Advancing Work-Life Equality Collectively." Group and Organization Management https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011221098823. | Related Website |
• Villamor, I., Hill, S. , Kossek, E. E., Foley, K. (2022). "Virtuality at Work: A Double-edge Sword for Women's Career Equality." Academy of Management Annals | Related Website |
• Livingston, B. , Pichler, S., Kossek, E., Thompson, R., & Bodner, T. (2022). "An Alpha, Beta and Gamma Approach to Evaluating Occupational Health Organizational Interventions: Learning from the Measurement of Work-Family Conflict Change." Occupational Health Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-022-00122-y. | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst, Perrigino, M. , Russo, M., Morandin, G. (2022). "Missed Connections between the Leadership and Work-Life Fields: Work-Life Supportive Leadership for a Dual Agenda." Academy of Management Annals NY: Academy of Management. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E., Gettings, P. Misra, K. , (2021). "The Future of Flexibility at Work." Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2021/09/the-future-of-flexibility-at-work. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E.E., Perrigino, M., Gounden Rock, A. (2021). "From Ideal Workers to Ideal Work for all: A 50-year review integrating Careers and Work-Family Research with a Future Research Agenda." Journal of Vocational Behavior https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103504. vol. 26 | Related Website |
• Perrigino, M., Kossek, E., Thompson, R. & Bodner, T. (2021). "How Do Changes in Family Role Status Impact Employees? An Empirical Investigation." Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences https://doi.org/10.1108/JHASS-04-2021-0075. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E., Dumas, T. L., . Piszczek, M. M., Allen, T. D. (2021). "Pushing the boundaries: A qualitative study of how STEM women adapted to disrupted work-nonwork boundaries during COVID-19." Journal of Applied Psychology https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000982. vol. 106 (11), 1615-1629.
• Kossek, E.E. Wilson, K., Rosokha, L. (2020). "What Working Parents Need from their Managers." Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2020/11/what-working-parents-need-from-their-managers. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. & Lee, K. (2020). "Why work-life inclusion matters for women’s career equality and what to do about it." Organizational Dynamics https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/organizational-dynamics/vol/51/issue/2. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E.& Lee, K. (2020). "The coronavirus and occupational work-life inequality: Three Evidence-based initiatives to update U.S. work-life employment policies." Behavioral Science Policy | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst, Rosokha, Lindsay M. & Leana, Carrie R. (2019). "Work Schedule Patching in Healthcare: Exploring Implementation Approaches." Work and Occupations | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E., Thompson, R. J., Lawson, K. M., Bodner, T. , Perrigino, M. , Hammer, L. B., Buxton, O. M., Almeida, D. M., Moen, P. ,Hurtado, D., Wipfli, B., Berkman, L. F., Bray, J. W. (2019). "Caring for the Elderly at Work and Home: Can a Randomized Organizational Intervention Improve Psychological Health?" Journal of Occupational Health Psychology vol. 24 (1), 36-54. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E. & Ollier-Malaterre A. (2019). "Desperately Seeking Sustainable Careers: Redesigning Professional Jobs for the Collaborative Crafting of Reduced Load Work." Journal of Vocational Behavior | Related Website |
• Kossek, E., Petty, R., Bodner, T., Perrigino, M., Hammer, L., Yragui, N., Michel, J. (2018). "Lasting impression: Transformational leadership style and family supportive supervisor behaviors as job resources for mental health and performance." Occupational Health Science | Download |
• Kossek, E. E & Lautsch, B. A. (2018). "Hourly workers need flexibility the most but are often the least likely to get it." Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2018/05/hourly-workers-need-flexibility-the-most-but-are-often-the-least-likely-to-g. | Related Website |
• Russo, M. , Ollier-Malaterre, A., Kossek, E. E., Ohana, M. (2018). "Boundary Management permeability and relationship satisfaction in dual-earner couples: The asymmetrical gender effect." Frontiers in Psychology | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E. & Buzzanell, P. (2018). "Women’s career equality and Leadership in organizations: Creating an evidence-based positive change." Human Resource Management | Related Website |
• Crain, T., Hammer, L. B., Bodner, T., Olson, R., Kossek, E. E., Moen, P., Buxton, O. (2018). "Sustaining Sleep: Results from the Randomized Controlled Work, Family Health Study." Journal of Occupational Health Psychology | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E., & Lautsch, B. (2017). "Work-Life Flexibility for Whom? Occupational Status and Work-Life Inequality in Upper, Middle, and Lower Level Jobs." Academy of Management Annals | Related Website |
• Wilson, K., Baumann, H., Matta, F. , Illes, R. & Kossek, E. (2017). "Misery Loves Company: An Investigation of Couple's Interrole Conflict Congruence." Academy of Management Journal doi: 10.5465/amj.2016.0395. | Related Website |
• Gatrell, C., Cooper, C. & Kossek, E. E. (2017). "Maternal Bodies as Taboo at Work: New Perspectives on the Marginalizing of Senior Women in Organizations." Academy of Management Perspectives vol. 31 (3), 239-252. | Related Website |
• DePasquale, N., Mogle, J., Zarit, S.H., Okechukwu, C.A., Kossek, E.E., & Almeida, D.M. (2017). "The family time squeeze: Perceived family time adequacy buffers work strain in certified nursing assistants with multiple caregiving roles." The Gerontologist | Related Website |
• Lee, S., Davis, K. D., McHale, S. M., Kelly, E., Kossek, E., & Crouter, A. C. ( (2017). "When Mothers’ Work Matters for Youths’ Daily Time Use: Implications of Evening and Weekend Shifts." Journal of Child and Family Studies | Download |
• Sin, N., Almedia, D., Crain, T., Kossek, E., Berkman, L., Buxton, O. (2017). "Bidirectional, Temporal Associations of Sleep with Positive Events, Affect, and Stressors in Daily Life Across a Week." Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Download |
• Steihl, E., Kossek, E. E., Leana, C. , Keller, Q (2017). "A Multi-level Model of Care Flow: Examining the Generation and Spread of Care in Organizations." Organizational Psychology Review | Related Website |
• Kossek, E.E., Pisczcek, M. McAlpine, K. Hammer, L. Burke L. (2016). "Filling the Holes: Work Schedulers as Job Crafters of Employment Practice in Long-Term Health Care." Industrial and Labor Relations Review vol. 69 (4), 961-960. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E. & Perrigino, M. (2016). "Resilience: A Review Using a Grounded Integrative Occupational Approach." Academy of Management Annals vol. 10 (1), 729-797. | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst (2016). "Implementing Organizational Work-Life Interventions: Toward a Triple Bottom Line." International Journal of Community Work and Family vol. 19 242-256. | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst (2016). "Managing Work Life Boundaries in the Digital Age." Organizational Dynamics vol. 45 (3), 258-270. | Related Website |
• Okechukwu, C. A., Kelly, E., Bacic, J., DePasquale, N., Hurtado, D., Kossek, E., & Sembajwe, G. (2016). "Supporting employees' work-family needs improves health care quality: Longitudinal evidence from long-term care." Social Science Medicine | Related Website |
• Marino M, Killerby M, Lee S, Klein LC, Moen P, Olson R, Kossek E. E., King R, Erickson L, Berkman L.F., Buxton O.M. (2016). "The Effects of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Workplace Intervention on Sleep and Work-Family Conflict Outcomes in an Extended Care Setting." Sleep Health vol. Dec. (4), 297-308. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E., E, Su, Rong, Wu, L. (2016). "Opting-Out” Or “Pushed-Out”? Integrating Perspectives on Women’s Career Equality for Gender Inclusion and Interventions." Journal of Management | Related Website |
• Aguinis, H. , Davis, G., Detert, J., Glynn, M., Jackson, S., Kochan, T., Kossek, E. E., Leana, C., Lee, T., Morrison, M., Pearce, J., Pfeffer, J., Rousseau, D., Sutcliffe, K. (2016). "Using Organizational Science Research to Address U.S. Federal Agencies’ Management and Labor Needs." Behavioral Science & Policy vol. 2 (2), 67–76.. | Download |
• Kossek, E., Ollier-Malaterre, A., Lee, M., D., Picher, S. & Hall, D.T (2015). "Line Managers Rationales for Professionals Reduced load Work in Embracing and Ambivalent Organizations." Human Resource Management DOI:10.1002/hrm. | Download |
• Moen, P., Kaduk, A., Kossek, E., Hammer, L., Buxton, O., O'Donnell, E., Almeida, D., Fox, K., Tranby E., Oakes, J. M., Casper L. Gex (2015). "Is Work Family Conflict a Multi-Level Stressor Linking Job Conditions to Mental Health: Evidence from the Work Family Health Network." Work and Family in the New Economy Research in the Sociology of Work vol. 26 177 217. | Download |
• Lippold, M., McHale, S., Davis, K., Kossek, E.y (2015). "Day-to-Day Inconsistency in Parental Knowledge: Links with Youth Health and Parents' Stress." Journal of Adolescent Health | Related Website |
• Lam, J., Fox, K., Fan, W., Moen, P., Kelly, E., Hammer, L. Kossek, E (2015). "Manager Characteristics and Employee Job Insecurity around a Merger Announcement: The Role of Status and Crossover." The Sociology Quarterly vol. 56 558-580. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E., Huang, J., Piszczek, M., Fleenor, J., Ruderman, M. (2015). "Rating Expatriate Leader Effectiveness in Multisource Feedback Systems: Cultural Distance and Hierarchical Effects." Human Resources Management | Related Website |
• Hammer, L.B., Johnson, R.C., Crain, T.L., Bodner T., Kossek E.E., Davis, K.D., Kelly, E.L., Buxton, O.M., Karuntzos, G., Chosewood, C., Berkman, L (2015). "Intervention Effects on Safety Compliance and Citizenship Behaviors: Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health Study." Journal of Applied Psychology | Related Website |
• Moen, P.,...Kossek, E. (2015). "Does a Flexibility/Support Organizational Initiative Improve High Tech Employees’ Well-Being." American Sociological Review | Related Website |
• Kossek, E., Thompson, R., Lautsch, B. (2015). "Balanced Flexibility: Avoiding the Traps." California Management Review vol. 57 3-25. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E. (2015). "Capturing Social- Cultural Influences: Relating Individual Work-Life Experiences to Context." International Journal of Community Work and Family | Download |
• Kossek, E., Hammer, L., Kelly, E., Moen, P. (2014). "Designing Organizational Work, Family & Health Change Initiatives." Organizational Dynamics vol. 43 53-63. | Download |
• Greenhaus, J. & Kossek, E. E. (2014). "The Contemporary Career: A Work-Home Perspective." Annual Review Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior 1:18.1–18.28. | Download |
• Berg, P., Kossek, E., Misra, K., Belman, D. (2014). "Do unions matter for work-life flexibility policy access and use?" Industrial and Labor Relations Review vol. 67 (1), 111-136. | Download |
• Kossek, E. E. & Burke, L. (2014). "Developing Occupational and Family Resilience in U.S. Migrant Farm Workers: Future Research and Policy Themes." Social Research Journal vol. 51 (2), 359-372.. | Related Website |
• Crain, T., Hammer, L., Bodner, T., Kossek, E., Moen, P., Lilienthal, R., Buxton,O (2014). "Work-Family Conflict, Family-Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB), and Sleep Outcomes." Journal of Occupational Health Psychology vol. 19 (2), 155–167. | Related Website |
• Kelly, E., Moen, P., Oakes, M., Fan, W., Okechukwu, C., Davis, K., Hammer, L., Kossek, E., King, R., Hansen, G., Mierzwa, F., Casper, L. (2014). "Changing Work and Work-Family Conflict: Evidence from the Work-Family Health Network." American Sociological Review 1-32. | Related Website |
• Hall, T., Kossek, E., Briscoe, J., Pichler, S., Lee, M. (2013). "Nonwork orientations relative to career: A multi-dimensional measure." Journal of Vocational Behavior vol. 83 539-550. | Download |
• Hammer, L. B., Ernst Kossek, E., Bodner, T., & Crain, T. (2013). "Measurement Development and Validation of the Family Supportive Supervisor Behavior Short-Form (FSSB-SF)." Journal of Occupational Health Psychology | Download |
• Berg, P., Kossek, E., Baird, M & Belman, D.. (2013). "Collective bargaining and public policy: Pathways to work-family policy adoption in Australia and the United States." European Management Journal http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2013.04.008. | Download |
• Ollier- Malaterre, A, Valcour, M., den Dulk, L,, Kossek, E. E. (2013). "Theorizing national context to develop comparative work–life research: A review and research agenda." European Management Journal http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2013.05.002. | Download |
• Kossek, E.E., Kaillaith, T., & Kaillaith, P. (2012). "Achieving employee wellbeing in a changing work environment: An expert commentary on current scholarship." International Journal of Manpower vol. 33 738-753. | Download |
• Kossek, E. & Lautsch, B. (2012). "Work-family boundary management styles in organizations: A cross-level model." Organizational Psychology Review vol. 2 (2), 152-171. | Download |
• Kossek, E., Ruderman, M., Braddy, P., Hannum, K. (2012). "Work-nonwork boundary management profiles: A person-centered approach." Journal of Vocational Behavior vol. 81 112-128. | Download |
• Hall, D., Lee, M, Kossek, E. & Las Heras, M (2012). "Pursuing career success while sustaining personal and family well being: A study of reduced-load professionals over time." Journal of Social Issues | Download |
• Lautsch, B. & Kossek, E. (2011). "Managing a blended workforce: Supervising telecommuters and non-telecommuters." Organizational Dynamics vol. 40 10-17. | Download |
• Kossek, E. E., Baltes, B. B., & Matthews, R. A. (2011). "Innovative ideas on how Work-Family research can have more impact." Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice vol. 4 426-432. | Download |
• Litrico, J B. Lee M. D. Kossek, E. (2011). "Cross-level dynamics between changing organizations and career patterns of reduced-load professionals." Organization Studies vol. 32 1678 - 1697. | Download |
• Lee, M, Kossek, E., Hall, D., Litrico, J. (2011). "Entangled strands: A process perspective on the evolution of careers in the context of personal, family, work, and community life." Human Relations vol. 64 1531 - 1553. | Download |
• Kossek, E., Pichler, S., Bodner, T. & Hammer, L. (2011). "Workplace social support and work-family conflict: A meta-analysis clarifying the influence of general and work-family specific supervisor and organizational support." Personnel Psychology (64), 289-313. | Download |
• Hammer, L. B., Kossek, E. E., Bodner, T., Anger, K. & Zimmerman, K. (2011). "Clarifying work-family intervention processes: The roles of work-family conflict and family supportive supervisor behaviors." Journal of Applied Psychology vol. 96 134-150. | Download |
• Kossek, E. E., Baltes, B. B., & Matthews, R. A. (2011). "How work-family research can finally have an impact in the workplace." Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice (4), 352-369. | Download |
• Kossek, E., Lewis, S. & Hammer, L. (2010). "Work-Life initiatives and organizational change: Overcoming mixed messages to move from the margin to the mainstream." Human Relations vol. 63 1-17. | Download |
• Lautsch, B. & Kossek, E. (2009). "Supervisory approaches and paradoxes in managing telecommuting implementation." Human Relations (62), 795 - 827.
• Hammer, L. , Kossek, E., Yragui, N. Bodner, T., Hansen, G. (2009). "Development and validation of a multi-dimensional scale of family supportive supervisor behaviors, (FSSB)." Journal of Management (35), 837-856. | Download |
• Lirio, P. Lee, M., Williams, M. Haugen, M. & Kossek, E. (2008). "The inclusion challenge with reduced-load professionals: The role of the manager." Human Resource Management Journal (47), 443- 461. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. & Hammer, L. (2008). "Work/Life training for supervisors gets big results." Harvard Business Review 36. | Related Website |
• Ryan. A. & Kossek, E. (2008). "Work-life policy implementation: Breaking down or creating barriers to inclusiveness." Human Resource Management Journal (47), 295-310.
• Kossek, E. & Lee, M. (2008). "Implementing a reduced-workload arrangement to retain high talent: A case study." Journal of Managerial Psychology (11), 49-64. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. Pichler, S., Meece, D., Barratt, M. (2008). "Family, friend and neighbor child care providers and maternal well-being in low income systems: An ecological social perspective." Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology (89), 369-391. | Download |
• Friede, A., Kossek, E., Lee, M., & MacDermid , S. (2008). "Human resource manager insights on creating and sustaining successful reduced-load work arrangements," Human Resource Management Journal (47), 707- 727. | Download |
• Van Dyne, L, Kossek, E. & Lobel, S. (2007). "Less need to be there: Cross level effects of work practices that support work-life flexibility and enhance group processes and group-level OCB." Human Relations vol. 60 1123- 1153. | Download |
• Kossek, E., Lautsch, B. & Eaton, S. (2006). "Telecommuting, control, and boundary management: correlates of policy use and practice, job control, and work-family effectiveness." Journal of Vocational Behavior vol. 68 347-367. | Download |
• Kossek, E., Huber, M. & Lerner, J,. (2003). "Sustaining economic and psychological well-being of mothers on public assistance: individual deficit and social structural accounts." Journal of Vocational Behavior (62), 155-175. | Download |
• Kossek, E., Markel , K. & McHugh, P. (2003). "Increasing diversity as a HR change strategy." Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 16 328-352.
• Palthe, J. & Kossek, E, (2003). "The role of organizational subcultures and employment modes in the translation of HR strategy into HR practice." Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 16 287-308. | Download |
• Kossek, E., Noe, R., & Colquitt, J. (2001). "Caregiving Decisions, well-being and performance: The effects of place and provider as a function of dependent type and work-family climates." Academy of Management Journal vol. 44 29-44. | Download |
• Kossek, E. E., Ozeki, Cynthia, Kosier Wasson, D. (2001). "Wellness incentives: Lessons learned about organizational change." Human Resource Planning Journal vol. 24 24-36.
• Kossek, E. E. & Ozeki, C. (1999). "Bridging the work-family policy and productivity gap." International Journal of Community Work and Family vol. 1 7-32.
• Kossek, E. E., Noe, E. & DeMarr, B. (1999). "Work-family role synthesis: individual, family and organizational determinants." International Journal of Conflict Resolution (10), 102-129. | Download |
• Huber, M. & Kossek, E. (1999). "Community distress and welfare exits: The under-examined factor for families in the United States." International Journal of Community Work and Family vol. 2 205-218.
• Kossek, E. E., Barber, A., & Winters, D, (1999). "Using flexible schedules in the managerial world: The power of peers." Human Resource Management Journal vol. 38 36-46.
• Correa, Mary, Klein, E., Stone, W., Astrachan, J., Kossek, E. E., and M. Komarraju. (1998). "Reactions to women in authority." Journal of Applied Behavioral Science vol. 24 219-233.
• Kossek, E. E. & Ozeki, C. (1998). "Work- family conflict, policies, and the job-life satisfaction relationship: A review and directions for organizational behavior/human resources research." Journal of Applied Psychology vol. 83 139-149. | Download |
• Roberts, K., Kossek, E. & Ozeki, C. (1998). "Managing a global workforce: Challenges, strategies & solutions." Academy of Management Executive vol. 12 93-106.
• Kossek, E. E., Roberts, K., Fisher, S., & DeMarr, B. (1998). "Career self-management: A quasi-experimental assessment of a training intervention." Personnel Psychology vol. 51 935-962.
• Kossek, E. E., Huber-Yoder, M., Castellino, D. Lerner, J. (1997). "The working poor: Locked out of careers and the organizational mainstream?" Academy of Management Executive 76-92.
• Cutcher-Gershenfeld, J., Kossek, E. E., Sandling, H. (1997). "Managing multiple concurrent change initiatives: Integrating quality and work/family strategies." Organizational Dynamics vol. 25 21-36.
• Klein, E., Astrachan, J., Kossek, E. E. (1996). "Leadership education: The impact of managerial level and gender on learning." Journal of Managerial Psychology vol. 11 31-40.
• Kossek, E. & Zonia, S. (1994). "The effects of race and ethnicity on perceptions of human resource policies and climate regarding diversity." Journal of Business and Technical Communication vol. 8 319-334.
• Kossek, E., Young, W., & Gash, D. (1994). "Waiting for innovation in the human resources department: Godot implements a human resource information system." Human Resource Management Journal vol. 33 (1), 135-159.
• Kossek, E. E., Dass, P. & DeMarr, B. (1994). "The dominant logic of employer-sponsored childcare: human resource managers' institutional role." Human Relations vol. 47 1121-1149.
• Kossek, E., & Block, R. (1993). "The employer as social arbiter: Considerations in limiting involvement with off-the-job behavior." Journal of Employee Rights and Responsibilities vol. 6 139-156.
• Kossek, E. E., DeMarr, B., Ross K., and Kollar, M. (1993). "Assessing employee's elder care needs and reactions to dependent care benefits." Public Personnel Management Journal vol. 24 617-638.
• Kossek, E. & Zonia, S. (1993). "Assessing diversity climate: A field study of reactions to employer efforts to promote diversity." Journal of Organizational Behavior vol. 14 61-81. | Download |
• Kossek, E. & Nichol, V. (1992). "The effects of employer-sponsored child care on employee attitudes and performance." Personnel Psychology vol. 45 485-509.
• Klein, E., Astrachan, J., Kossek, E. E. (1992). "Affective reactions of managers to leadership education: An exploration of the same gender effect." Journal of Applied Behavioral Science vol. 28 102-117.
• Kossek, E. E. (1990). "Diversity in child care assistance needs: Problems, preferences, and work-related outcomes." Personnel Psychology vol. 43 769-791.
• Kossek, E. E. & Grace, P. (1990). "Taking a strategic view of employee day care assistance: A cost- benefit model." Human Resource Management Planning Journal vol. 13 189-202.
• Kossek, E. E. (1990). "Why many HR programs fail." Personnel 50-53.
• Kossek, E. E. (1989). "The acceptance of human resources innovation by multiple constituencies." Personnel Psychology vol. 42 263-281. | Download |
• Klein, E., Stone, W., Correa, M., Astrachan, J., Kossek, E. E. (1989). "Dimensions of experiential learning at group relation’s conferences." Social Psychiatry vol. 24 241-248.
• Kossek, E. E. (1987). "Human resource management innovation." Human Resource Management Journal vol. 26 71-92.

Conference Proceedings

• Kossek, E. E. (2020). "Exploring an Organizational Science View on Faculty Gender and Work-Life Inclusion: Conceptualization, Perspectives, and Interventions." DOI: 10.5703/1288284317255. | Related Website | Download |
• Kossek, E. E. & Lee, K. (2018). "Leadership Excellence and Gender Symposium- Breaking Bias Conference Abstracts." West Lafayette, Indiana. | Related Website |
• Lee, M. Kossek, E. & Baitaille, C. (2007). "Making flexibility work: The manager’s perspective on implementation of reduced-load work arrangements," Saskatchewan, Canada. vol. 1

Books

• Ruderman, M., Braddy, P., Hannum, K. & Kossek, E.E. (2013). "Managing Your Whole Life." Center for Creative Leadership Greensboro, North Carolina.
• Gattrell, C., C. Cooper, C. & E. Kossek (2010). "Women and Management." Edward Elgar Publishing U.K. & Northhampton, Mass..
• Kossek, E. & Lautsch, B. (2008). "CEO of Me: Creating a Life That Works in the Flexible Job Age." Pearson/ Wharton School Publishing New Jersey.
• Kossek, E. & Block, R. (2005). "Managing Human Resources in the 21st Century: From Core Concepts to Strategic Choice." Southwestern Publishing Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Kossek, E. & Lambert, S. (2005). "Work & Life Integration: Organizational, Cultural & Individual Perspectives." LEA Press/Taylor & Francis New York, NY.
• Kossek, E. E. (1989). "The Acceptance of Human Resource Innovation: Lessons for Managers." Quorum Press Westport, CT..

Forthcoming Publications

• Bailyn,L. ; Bear, J.; Beckman, C.; Carboni, I.; Clair, J.; De Vos, A.; Dokko, G. Fletcher, J.; Hall, D. T. ; Harrington, B.; Goldin, C.; Kelly, E. L.; Kossek, E. E.; Lovejoy, M.; Mazmanian, M.; Ramarajan, L.; Reid, E.; Rothbard, N.; Stone, P. Thomas, N.; Van der Heijden, B.; Wilk, S.; Wittman, S. (2024). "The crisis of care: A curated discussion." Journal of Management Inquiry

Book Chapters

• Ollier-Malaterre, A., Allen, T.D., Kossek, Ellen Ernst, Lu, C., Morandin, G., Pellerin, S., Rostami, A. Russo, M. (2023). "Technology Regulation in the Service of Sustainable Work-life Balance." Maintaining a Healthy, Sustainable Work-Life Balance Throughout the Life Course: An Interdisciplinary Path to a Better Future U.K., Edward Elgar.
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst, Allen, Tammy, D., Dumas, Tracy L. (2021). "Appendix ALiterature Review Terms and Survey Methodology for “Boundaryless Work: The Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Life Boundary Management, Integration, and Gendered Divisions of Labor for Academic Women in STEMM." The Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine/National Academies Press Wash., D. C.. | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst & Lee, Kyung-Hee (2020). "INTRODUCTION: MAKING THE CASE FOR GENDER INCLUSION AND WOMEN’S CAREER EQUALITY AT WORK." University of Toronto Press https://utorontopress.com/us/creating-gender-inclusive-organizations-3. 3-12. | Related Website |
• Thompson, R. & Kossek, E. E. (2017). "Workplace Flexibility: Strategies to help organizations navigate global expansion." Cambridge Industrial and Organizational Psychology Series
• Kossek, E., Odle-Dusseau, H. and Hammer, L. (2017). "Family supportive supervision around the globe." Cambridge Industrial and Organizational Psychology Series | Download |
• Kossek, E. E., Petty, R. A, Michel, J. S., Bodner, T. B., Yragui, N., Perrigino, M., Hammer, L. (2017). "Work-Family Subcultures: Workgroup Multilevel Influences on Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (Fssb) Affecting Individual Sleep Quality and Safety Performance." Cambridge Scholars Publishing 62-85.. | Related Website | Download |
• Kossek, E., Wipfli, B., Thompson, R., Brockwood, K. and the Work Family Health Network Writing Team (2017). "The Work, Family & Health Network intervention: Core elements and customization for diverse occupational health contexts." APA Wash., DC. 181-215. | Download |
• Kossek, E. & Thompson, R. (2016). "Workplace Flexibility: Integrating Employer and Employee Perspectives to Close the Research-Practice Implementation Gap." Oxford Handbook Work and Family DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199337538.013.19. | Download |
• Hammer, L. Demsky, D., Kossek, E. Bray, J (2016). "Work Family Intervention Research." Oxford Handbook of Work and Family DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199337538.013.27. | Download |
• Kossek, E. (2015). "Forward." Gender and the Work Family Experience Springer. | Download |
• Westring, A., Kossek, E, Pichler, S., Ryan, A. (2015). "Beyond Policy Adoption: Factors Influencing Organizational Support for Reduced-load Work Arrangements." Research in Careers series; Striving for Balance: Putting Work and Life in Focus." JAI Press 1-24. | Download |
• Kossek, E. E., Valcour, M., Lirio, P. (2014). "The sustainable workforce: Organizational strategies for promoting work-life balance and well-being." Wiley-Blackwell Oxford, UK & NY. 295-318.. | Download |
• Kossek, E, & Ollier-Malaterre, A. (2013). "Work-family policies: Linking national contexts, organizational practice and people for multi-level change." Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, U.K.. | Download |
• Kossek, E. & Ruderman, M. (2012). "Work-family flexibility and the employment relationship." Taylor and Francis New York, NY. 223-253. | Download |
• Leana, C. & Kossek, E. (2012). "Positive Organizational Change by and for the Working Poor." Routledge New York, NY.
• King RB, Karuntzos GT, Casper LM, Moen P, Davis KD, Berkman L, Durham M & Kossek EE. (2012). "Work-Family Balance Issues and Work-Leave Policies." Springer New York, NY. 323-329. | Download |
• Kossek, E.E & Michel, J.S. (2011). "Flexible work schedules." American Psychological Association Washington, D.C.. 535-572. | Download |
• Kossek, E., Lautsch, B. & Eaton, S. (2009). "Good teleworking”: Under what conditions does teleworking enhance employees’ well-being?" Cambridge University Press Cambridge, U.K.. 148-173. | Download |
• Kossek, E. & Distelberg, B. (2009). "Work and family employment policy for a transformed work force: trends and themes." Urban Institute Press Wash., D.C.. 1-51. | Download |
• Kelly, E., Kossek, E., Hammer, L. Durham, M. , Bray, J., Chermack, K., Murphy, L. , Kaskubar, D. (2008). "Getting there from here: research on the effects of work-family initiatives on work-family conflict and business outcomes," Academy of Management/Taylor & Francis New York, NY. 305-349. | Download |
• Kossek, E. & Misra, K. (2008). "Nonwork influences on work motivation." SIOP Frontiers, Taylor & Francis/ LEA Press New York, NY. 471-500.
• Kossek, E. & Van Dyne, L. (2008). "Face time matters: A cross level model of how work life flexibility influences work performance of individuals and groups." Elsevier, Ltd Amsterdam. 305-330. | Download |
• Hammer, L. B., Kossek, E. E., Zimmerman, K., & Daniels, R. (2007). "Clarifying the construct of family supportive supervisory behaviors (FSSB): A Multilevel perspective." Elsevier, Ltd Amersterdam. 171-211.
• Kossek, E. & Pichler, S. (2006). "EEO and the management of diversity." Oxford Press Oxford, U.K.. 251-272.
• Block, R., Malin, M., Kossek, E., Holt, A. (2006). "The legal and administrative context of work and family policies in the U.S., Canada and the European Union." Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis New York, NY.
• Kossek, E. & Lobel., S. (2006). "Human resource strategies to manage diversity." Sage Thousand Oaks, CA. 53-74.
• Belman, D. & Kossek, E. (2006). "Minority and majority truck owner-operators: entrepreneur or galvanized employees?" Information Age Publishing Greenwich, CT. 189-222.
• Lee, M. , Lirio, P., Karakas, F., MacDermid , S., Buck, M & Kossek, E. (2006). "Exploring career and personal outcomes and the meaning of career success among part-time professionals in organizations." Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltenham, U.K.. 284-309.
• Kossek, E. (2006). "Work and Family In America: Growing Tensions Between Employment Policy And A Changing Workforce. A Thirty Year Perspective." Palgrave MacMilllin New York, NY. 53-72. | Download |
• Kossek, E. (2005). "Workplace policies and practices to support work and families." Erlbaum Press New Jersey. 97-116.
• Kossek, E., Meece, D. R., Barratt, P, Prince, E. (2005). "U.S. Latino migrant farm workers: managing acculturative stress and conserving work-family resources." Erlbaum Press/Taylor & Francis New York, NY. 47-70.
• Kossek, E. (2000). "Learning From the working poor and welfare reform: paradoxes in promoting employability." Oxford University Press Oxford, U.K.. 183-198. | Download |
• Klein, E., Kossek, E. & Astrachan, J. (1998). "The organization woman: Reflections of society in the workplace." Psychosocial Press Madison, CT. 279-296.
• Kossek, E. E. (1998). "Organizational payback from work/life policies." Jossey-Bass San Francisco.
• Gash, D. & Kossek, E. E. (1990). "Understanding end user training as a lever for strategic organizational change." de Grunter New York. 229-254.

Conference Paper (refereed)

• Kossek, E. E. (2019). "Exploring an Organizational ScienceLens on Faculty Gender and Work Life Inclusion:Conceptualization, Perspectives& Interventions." Purdue Epubs West Lafayette, Indiana. | Related Website |

Book (edited)

• Kossek, Ellen Ernst & Lee, Kyung-Hee (2020). "Creating Gender-Inclusive Organizations: Lessons from Research and Practice." University of Toronto Press Toronto, Canada. | Related Website |
• Pitt-Catsouphes, M., Kossek, E. E., Sweet, S., (2007). "The Handbook of Work-Family: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives, Methods, and Approache." LEA Press/Taylor & Francis New York, NY.
• Kossek, E. & Lobel, S. (2006). "Managing Diversity: Human Resource Strategies for Transforming the Workplace." Blackwell Oxford, U.K..
• Kossek, E.E. (1991). "Child Care Challenges for Employers." LRP Press Fort Washington, PA.

Book Review

• Nieuwenhuis, R. & Kossek, E (2017). "Work-Life Balance in Times of Recession and Austerity." Community, Work & Family

Business Case

• Kossek, E., Lee, M. & Hall, D. (2007). "Making flexible schedules work for everyone." Harvard Management Update Boston.

Other Publications

• Kossek, E. E., & Kelliher, C. (2022). "Mainstreaming Teleworking and Gender Equality: A Double-edged Sword?" OCED https://www.oecd-forum.org/posts/mainstreaming-teleworking-and-gender-equality-a-double-edged-sword. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. Allen, T. & Dumas, T. (2021). "Boundaryless Work: The Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Life Boundary Management, Integration, and Gendered Divisions of Labor for Academic Women in STEMM." The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Wash., DC . The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. | Related Website |
• Ellen Ernst Kossek (2020). "Managing Working Parents During the Pandemic." Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/11/managing-working-parents-during-the-pandemic. | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst (2020). "Managing Working Parents during the pandemic." | Related Website |
• Richie B (2018). "2018’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities in the U.S." | Related Website |
• Stephanie Mouw "Finding the right balance: Giant Leaps in Health Well-being and Quality of Life." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. "Creating a Working Life." | Related Website | Download |
• Joelle Jay "Three Ways to Balance Your LIfe." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E E & Lee, K. "Fostering gender and work life inclusion in understudied organizational contexts." | Related Website |
• Office of Inspector General U.S. Postal Service "Flexibility at Work: Human Resource Strategies to Help the Postal Service." | Download |
• Kossek, E "Flexible Reduced Load Work Arrangements can Help Professionals, Companies." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E.E. "Technostress Management:Establishing work life boundaries in a 24-world." | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst "Managing Working Parents During the Pandemic." | Related Website |
• Valez, Mandy "Invisible diseases are another obstacle for working women." | Related Website |
• Family and Work Institute "Work Life Visionaries." | Related Website |
• Hewitt, Howard "Professor says US workplace lags in gender equality." | Related Website |
• Zlati Meyer "The Impeachment Hearings are costing American Businesses $21B an Hour in Lost Productivity." | Related Website |
• The Washington Post - Brigid Schulte "The Washington Post - The wrong boss can also ruin your home life. Here’s how to prevent it." | Related Website |
• Krannert School of Management "Work Life Balance: Keeping in Step with Technologies Giant Leaps." | Related Website |
• Lydia DePillis "Do workers want ‘flexibility’? Depends on how you define it." | Related Website |
• Austin, J. "Five Reasons to Bring the NCAA Tournament into the Workplace." | Related Website |
• SHRM "SHRM Executive Roundtable on Workplace Flexibility." | Download |
• Kossek, E. "Work-life conflicts hurt business." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. "Yahoo ban on working from home is misguided." | Related Website |
• Shellenbarger, S. "Late night work email: Blessing or Curse?" | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. "Allow Yahoo Workers to Work from Home." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E., E. "Work LIfe Indicator." | Download |
• Hayleigh Columbo "Purdue expert: Why bringing the NCAA tourney into the office isn't a bad idea." | Related Website |
• Wall Street Journal "How to Work From Home: The Experts." | Related Website |
• Emily Zuckerman & Lisa Stewart "Creating the Sustainable Workplace; An Interview with Ellen Kossek." | Related Website | Download |
• Eve Tahmincioglu "Work Life Innovators Honored." | Related Website |
• Jennifer Ludden "How to Make Shift Work Family Friendly." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E., Ruderman, M., Hannum, K. & Braddy, P. "Work Life Indicator On Line Assessment." | Related Website |
• Sarah Mohoney "What's Your Stress Trigger." | Related Website |
• Financial Times "Women at Business School- Ellen Kossek Professor." | Download |
• Time Magazine "Work Life Having a Moment but for Wrong Reasons." | Related Website |
• Martha White "Seven Work-Life Balance Lies that are Ruining Your Life." | Related Website |
• Nanette Fondas "The Work Life Ripple Effect." | Related Website |
• Elvia Malagan "Lawsuit provides insight into working conditions of case workers." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E., E. Hammer, Thompson, R., Burke, L. "Leveraging Workplace Flexibility: Fostering Engagement and Productivity." | Related Website | Download |
• EHS Today "Keeping Illness Out of the Workplace A Purdue professor offers suggestions to keep flu out of workplace." | Related Website |
• The Washington Post "Do workers want ‘flexibility’? Depends on how you define it." | Related Website |
• WLFI News Channel 18 "Professor offers tips for keeping a healthy workplace." | Related Website |
• Ellen Ernst Kossek "Creating a Working Life." | Related Website |
• Purdue Today - 8/6/2015 "Krannert takes part in D.C. gathering to improve business opportunities for women." | Related Website |
• M. Kravokovsky "How HR Can Promote Flexibility in Blue Collar Jobs." | Related Website |
• Kossek, Ellen "Now is the Time to Move the Needle on US Work-Family Policy." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E., Allen, T. & Dumas, T. "Boundaryless Work: The Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Life Boundary Management, Integration, and Gendered Divisions of Labor for Academic Women in STEMM." National Academy of Science Wash., DC. | Related Website | Download |

Proceedings (refereed)

• Kossek, Ellen Ernst & Lee, Kyung-Hee (2020). "A Call for Action: Research and Practice Agenda to Advance Work-Life Inclusion in Organizations." DOI: 10.5703/1288284317226 Purdue University E Pubs. | Related Website | Download |
• Kossek, Ellen Ernst & Lee, Kyung-Hee (2020). "Introduction: Fostering Gender and Work-Life Inclusion in Understudied Contexts from an Organizational Science Lens." Purdue University E-Pubs 10.5703/1288284317214. | Related Website | Download |
• Kossek E. & Lee, K. (2019). "Fostering gender and work-life inclusion for faculty in Business Schools and Understudied Contexts: An Organizational Science Lens. Abstracts from Oct. 1, 2, 2018 Workshop. (#1837920). Workshop abstracts." Purdue University Epubs https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/worklifeinclusion/. | Related Website | Download Download |

Research In Progress

• Kossek, Ellen Ernst et al. (2022). "Faculty Career Well-being Study." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E., E. PI (2022). "Family Supportive Supervisor Training and Workplace Assessment Tool." | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E. (2021). "Family Supportive Supervision and Workplace Assessment Tool." https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05080426. | Related Website |
• Kossek, E. E.& Lee, K. "Fostering Gender and Work-life Inclusion for Faculty in Business Schools & Understudied Contexts:An Organizational Science Lens." | Related Website |

Conference Attended

• Ellen Ernst Kossek "Agile Careers, Work Life and Leadership." | Download |

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  Training Reduces Burnout in Employees Who Have Little Control of When or Where They Work

  From a best practice perspective, flexibility is valuable for fostering boundary control to help employees meet simultaneous work and home demands. However, according to a study led by Purdue University’s Ellen Ernst Kossek, the successful implementation of a work-life balance policy in organizations has been affected by two key issues.

  Full story: Training Reduces Burnout in Employees Who Have Little Control of When or Where They Work

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  How Women in STEM Adapted to Disrupted Boundaries During the Pandemic

  Ellen Ernst Kossek looks at the popular press and scholarly research and shows that both suggest that the pandemic created a seismic disruption to work and nonwork boundaries and has set back women’s careers and gender equality a generation.

  Full story: How Women in STEM Adapted to Disrupted Boundaries During the Pandemic

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  Misery Loves Company: How Your Partner's Roles Influence Your Work-Family Satisfaction

  Donna and Rhonda work at the same office and have comparable job responsibilities. Yet things are quite different at their respective homes, where they live with working partners. Donna has few responsibilities compared to her partner, Kim, who handles almost all the domestic chores and takes time off from work whenever their child is sick. Rhonda, on the other hand, often feels overwhelmed with housework and the burdens of raising four children, and so does her husband, Mark, who shares the household duties and also takes care of an aging parent.

  Full story: Misery Loves Company: How Your Partner's Roles Influence Your Work-Family Satisfaction

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  Study identifies seven steps for advancing career equality amid pandemic

  Gender equality has become a hot topic in management as business leaders address growing pressures to advance women who remain significantly underrepresented in key leadership jobs and face an on-going pay and stock equity gap, says Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management.

  Full story: Study identifies seven steps for advancing career equality amid pandemic

• The Edge of Risk: Now Is the Time to Move the Needle on US Work-Family Policies

  Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management and research director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, discusses the urgent need for U.S. work-family policy reform in a column for Brink, a publication focused on comprehensive insights on risk in the areas of environment, economy, society, geopolitics and technology.

  Full story: The Edge of Risk: Now Is the Time to Move the Needle on US Work-Family Policies

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  Work Patch: Improved scheduling could improve life in nursing homes

  Placing a loved one in a nursing home can be a traumatic experience for the entire family with concerns about the care and attention they will receive. According to Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, those concerns could be eased by some simple changes in the way the schedules are done for the staff at that facility.

  Full story: Work Patch: Improved scheduling could improve life in nursing homes

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  'Technostress' Management

  Do you check your work email from home during off hours and weekends? Do you eat lunch at your desk or use break time to answer work or personal emails or texts? Chances are, many of us are “overworking” more than is necessary to be effective in our jobs, says work-life balance expert Ellen Ernst Kossek, a professor at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management.

  Full story: 'Technostress' Management

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  Bridging the Gaps

  In the wake of the #MeToo social media movement, which has grown to include gender inequity in the workplace, a March 2018 conference at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management served as a call to action among U.S. companies. Featuring prominent scholars and corporate leaders dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, the conference highlighted the disparity in the number of men and women filling leadership roles and other biases ingrained into business cultures and practices.

  Full story: Bridging the Gaps

• Phone polices influence working experience

  Ellen Ernst Kossek discusses about how phone polices influence employees' working experience

• Work life flexibility

  Krannert professor Ellen Kossek discusses work life flexibility

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  On the Clock

  We not only live in a 24-7 world, but also work in one. From health care and manufacturing to retailing and information technology, someone is on the clock every hour of every day. Research by Purdue’s Ellen Ernst Kossek examines how that presents a growing challenge for employees, employers and those whose manage the work schedules of others.

  Full story: On the Clock

• reduced workload

  Professor Ellen Kossek on reduced workload

• Keeping illness out of the workplace

  With an especially harsh flu season underway, Purdue University Professor Ellen Kossek says employers need to be proactive in dealing with ill workers. Kossek, a specialist in work-life issues, says the United States has a large number of workers who aren't paid if they stay home because of illness.

• NCAA tournament in the workplace

  Ellen Kossek, Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Krannert, speaks about watching the NCAA tournament in the workplace.

• Work-life research

  Work-life research

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  Address Caregiver Burnout Now, or Suffer Later

  A lack of clear, updated workplace policies may lead to shortages of doctors and engineers, says work-life balance expert Ellen Ernst Kossek.

  Full story: Address Caregiver Burnout Now, or Suffer Later

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  To fight burnout, companies are trying to give employees more time back
  There are many factors that make time such a hot commodity among today’s workers, according to Ellen Ernst Kossek, a distinguished professor of management at Purdue University’s Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business. The most significant factor is of course the pandemic, which took so much of it away. (Subscription required)
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  Thought Leadership: Daniels School faculty expertise sought by peers
  For decades, the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business has produced some of the top thought leaders in management education.
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  Kossek, Nielsen recognized by Academy of Management for research influence
  Two faculty members from the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business have been listed among the “2023 Most Read and Cited” in the Academy of Management Annals.
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  15 smart tips for work-life balance that aren’t a scam
  Ellen Kossek, the Basil S. Turner University Distinguished Professor at Purdue University’s Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business, was featured in an article in Wondermind, giving tips on how to balance work-life.
• Purdue Expert: Workplace Health
  Ellen Ernst Kossek is the Basil S. Turner Distinguished Professor at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management. In this video, she goes over the newly released Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being.
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  Balancing Act
  Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, is the recipient of the prestigious Janet Chusmir Distinguished Service Award from the Academy of Management (AOM).
• You Can Redraw Work Boundaries This Year—and Make Them Stick
  As big U.S. banks, corporations and tech startups encourage workers to shut off email and unplug to curb resignations, WSJ looks at how “right to unplug” measures have affected productivity at companies in Europe.
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  Purdue expert discusses how to manage working parents during the pandemic
  Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management and the first elected President of the Work-Family Researchers Network, discusses how the pandemic is affecting the relationship between working parents and their employers and vice versa.
• Kossek presents 2021 Lu Ann Aday Lecture on future of work-life leadership and flexibility
  Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Distinguished Professor of Management in the Krannert School of Management, gave the 2021 Lu Ann Aday Distinguished Lecture focused on the future of work-life leadership and flexibility at 2 p.m. ET Monday (Nov. 1).
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  Three professors including Krannert's Ellen Ernst Kossek to receive Purdue’s most prestigious research awards
  Three Purdue professors advancing quantum science and work-life and work-life family research policy have been chosen to receive the university's most prestigious research and scholarship awards. Each recognizes recent accomplishments of high significance and impact. Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Distinguished Professor of Management in the Krannert School of Management, will receive the 2021 Lu Ann Aday Award, the most prestigious award given by the university for exceptional work in the humanities and social sciences
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  Study by Krannert prof identifies seven steps for advancing career equality amid pandemic
  Gender equality has become a hot topic in management as business leaders address growing pressures to advance women who remain significantly underrepresented in key leadership jobs and face an on-going pay and stock equity gap, says Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management.
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  What Working Parents Need from Their Managers
  Even during a pandemic, managers are expected to lead their teams and drive business results. But there’s a dilemma: They must acknowledge that Covid-19 is putting an enormous strain on people, especially working parents, while also holding them accountable for getting their work done. This means employing two strategies that, on the surface, might seem to conflict: predictability and flexibility. Specifically, they should build routines into the workday without unduly burdening parents, while at the same time experimenting with new ways of working and communicating so that everyone’s needs are accommodated fairly.
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  Krannert expert: 3 initiatives to improve U.S. work-life policy amid pandemic
  The coronavirus crisis has illuminated how poorly the United States compares with other major industrialized nations in providing workers across all industries with equal access to paid sick and family leave, employee-requested flexible scheduling, and reasonable work hours, according to Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue's Basil S. Turner Professor of Management.
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  Meeting the Needs of Nonparent Workers
  As support programs for new parents have increased, with expanded time off and other benefits, managers need to be careful that they don't neglect workers who aren't parents and who also need time away, says Purdue work-life expert Ellen Ernst Kossek.
• After the pandemic, women who work from home could face career penalties
  Companies with plans to roll out work-from-home policies on a wide scale after the pandemic must plan to adjust their workplace cultures, says a Purdue University expert on inclusive organizations.
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  Krannert prof honored by Work Family Researchers Network
  Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management in the Krannert School of Management, has received the Ellen Galinsky Generative Researcher Award from the Work Family Researchers Network. This award recognizes a work-family researcher or research team who have/has contributed breakthrough thinking to the work-family field via theory, measures, and/or data sets that led to expansive application, innovation, and diffusion, including the sharing of research opportunity in the spirit of open science.
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  Work without boundaries: When every day is ‘take-your-kids-to-work day’
  In-home activities are available for families who still want to celebrate Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Thursday (April 23). The day is designed to show children the “possibilities associated with balanced work and family life,” according to the foundation. But nearly every day is “take-your-kids-to-work day” for millions of Americans forced to telecommute due to COVID-19, says Purdue University work-life balance expert and Basil S. Turner Professor of Management Ellen Ernst Kossek.
• What Companies Need to Do to Improve Working Conditions for Women
  Ellen Kossek, Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Krannert, discusses gender inclusion in the workplace.
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  Three ways coronavirus could change the debate about paid time off in the United States
  As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, workers are being encouraged to work remotely or stay home to prevent the spread of illnesses in the workplace. Without paid-time-off policies or jobs that can be done via telework, however, many workers are left without a safety net and forced to choose between loss of wages and sacrificing their health and the health of others, says Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management in the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.
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  Americans Are Being Encouraged to Work From Home During the Coronavirus Outbreak. For Millions, That's Impossible
  Ellen Kossek, professor of Krannert, explains the implications of the coronavirus on employment.
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  Ellen Kossek receives Fulbright Specialist Award to United Kingdom at Cranfield University
  The U.S. Department of Justice and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Ellen Kossek of Purdue University has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Kossek will complete a project at Cranfield University in the United Kingdom that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within the Business Administration.
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  Trump impeachment hearings and their impact on workplace productivity
  CGTN's Rachelle Akuffo spoke with Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management about Trump's impeachment hearings and their impact on workplace productivity.
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  Doing more with less: Flexible, reduced-load jobs a win-win for workers, employers
  Attracting and retaining the best and brightest employees with an unemployment rate that is hovering near a 50-year low is a challenge for companies. According to Purdue work-life expert Ellen Ernst Kossek, one emerging answer is to eliminate unproductive “busy work” and commit to learning how to effectively design and implement flexible workload arrangements for interested high-potential employees on a career path.
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  Krannert faculty expert says now is the time to act on U.S. work-family policies
  Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management and research director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, discusses the urgent need for U.S. work-family policy reform in a column for Brink, a publication focused on comprehensive insights on risk in the areas of environment, economy, society, geopolitics and technology.
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  Krannert research shows improved scheduling approaches could improve life in nursing homes
  Placing a loved one in a nursing home can be a traumatic experience for the entire family with concerns about the care and attention they will receive. According to Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, those concerns could be eased by some simple changes in the way the schedules are done for the staff at that facility.
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  Purdue gender equality expert says Time's Up movement must continue to gain awareness
  The Time's Up movement against sexual harassment, founded a year ago, has made tangible progress in the world of showbiz and beyond by fostering solidarity and encouraging women to speak out. "At a public awareness perspective, we are better than we were a year ago," says Ellen Kossek, a professor of management at Purdue University, citing the number of high-powered men who have been fired over their behavior. Still, she says, more needs to be done.
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  Startup aims to help supervisors, employees foster engagement and healthy work-life cultures
  The boss wants the project completed before the holiday break, your spouse needs to work late and pick up gifts, someone needs to get the children from the after-school programs and feed them a healthy dinner. Trying to manage demands between your professional life and personal life can be a major source of stress. Work Life Help, a Purdue-affiliated startup co-founded by Krannert professor Ellen Ernst Kossek, is trying to change that with new training technology aimed at helping supervisors better empower their employees to use company resources to manage the work-life balance.
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  ‘Technostress’ Management: Krannert’s Ellen Ernst Kossek on establishing work-life boundaries in a 24/7 world
  Do you check your work email from home during off hours and weekends? Do you eat lunch at your desk or use break time to answer work or personal emails or texts? Are you able to detach from job responsibilities, while on vacation, or do connect remotely? Chances are, many of us answer “yes” to at least one of these questions and are “overworking” more than is necessary to be effective in our jobs, says work-life balance expert Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management and research director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence.
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  Krannert's Ellen Ernst Kossek honored as Academy of Management Fellow
  Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management and research director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence at Purdue University, has been elected as a Fellow by the Academy of Management (AOM) for her “significant contributions to the science and practice of management.” Kossek is among a cohort of nine new Fellows selected by the organization, which has nearly 20,000 members in more than 120 countries. They were honored at a celebration dinner during the AOM’s 78th annual meeting on Aug. 10-14 in Chicago, Illinois.
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  Hourly Workers Need Flexibility the Most, But Are Often the Least Likely to Get It
  Work-life flexibility has been of interest to practitioners, scholars, and individuals for decades, yet it remains a poorly understood concept with mixed effects, according to Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Purdue's Krannert School of Management and Research Director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, in a recent column for Harvard Business Review.
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  South Korea cuts its work limit from 68 hours a week to 52
  The legislation, which went into effect on July 1, received overwhelming support in the National Assembly in an effort to limit the time employees spend on the job and is a "move in the right direction," says Purdue work-life expert Ellen Kossek, Purdue's Basil S. Turner Professor of Management & Research Director Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership
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  Balancing Life with Technology: "Always On, Always Working?"
  Krannert's Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Purdue University Basil S. Turner Professor of Management and research director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, comments on the challenges of balancing life with technology in a special feature from The Economist, "Always on, Always Working?"
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  Purdue work/life expert: Five ways recent grads can achieve personal, professional balance
  College graduates might expect busy days and long nights as they start their own businesses or climb the corporate ladder. But a leading researcher on work and life balance at Purdue University said personal and professional habits formed at the entry level could follow workers throughout their careers. “After you graduate, you will be faced with lots of opportunities to work intently in order to advance on your career path,” says Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management in the Krannert School of Management and research director at the Butler Center of Leadership Excellence.
• Professor and students discuss gender pay gap
  According to Krannert Professor Ellen Ernst Kosseky, there are two ways to analyze the gender pay gap within an organization — an organizational-level analysis and a like-for-like analysis. An organizational level analysis compares salaries between men and women at all levels, while a like-for-like analysis compares salaries of men and women in similar positions. The like-for-like analysis typically yields a smaller pay gap than the organizational-level analysis. This is largely because fewer women tend to be in higher-earning positions than men.
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  Academics, executives focus on ‘breaking bias’ at Purdue Conference
  In the wake of the #MeToo social media movement, which exposed the prevalence of sexual assault and gender discrimination in the workplace, a recent conference at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management served as a call to action among companies in the United States, says Ellen Ernst Kossek, Basil S. Turner Professor of Management and research director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence. Kossek is a leading researcher on work-life balance and achieving gender equality and inclusion in the workplace. She was the organizer of a three-day conference at Purdue called “Breaking Bias: Leadership Excellence and Gender in Organizations Conference,” the theme of which was “Bridging the Research to Practice Gap.”
• Purdue's upcoming Breaking Bias conference previewed on WGN Radio interview about 'Matching Your Portfolio to Your Ideologies'
  The social and cultural world has changed substantially in the last year, and the business world is adapting as well. WGN Radio discussed the impact of the #MeToo movement with Ellen Kossek, professor at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management, to preview the Breaking Bias Conference on March 21st and how the business world is responding. The corporate world is also feeling the impact of the social concerns of guns in society, and Jon Hale (Head of Sustainable Research at Morningstar) spoke about the growing trend of divesting from companies that don’t fit investor’s ideologies.
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  Academics, executives to focus on ‘breaking bias’ in the business world at Purdue conference
  Academics and executives will meet at Purdue University to highlight the disparity in the number of men and women filling leadership roles, and discuss solutions to “break bias” ingrained into business cultures and practices.The Krannert School of Management, Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence and the Jane Brock-Wilson Women in Management Center, along with Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, are hosting a three-day conference March 21-23 at Purdue featuring prominent scholars and corporate speakers dedicated to achieving diversity and inclusion in the workplace, especially in the top ranks of businesses and government.
• 2018’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities in the U.S.
  The U.S. today is a melting pot of cultures, thanks to rapid ethnic and racial diversification of the past four decades. If the trend continues, America will be more colorful than ever by 2044, at which point no single ethnic group will constitute the majority in the U.S. for the first time.
• Flu season could cost employers billions of dollars
  As the flu season continues to worsen, the best thing companies can do for their bottom line is to encourage sick employees to stay home, says Professor Ellen Ernst Kossek in an interview for NPR's Marketplace. “Americans are notorious for not using all of their vacation and sick time,” she said. “And it’s just not a great culture if you make people feel like they have to work when they’re sick.”
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  Chicago’s on the cusp of tying record-setting cold snap. Here’s how to survive it.
  Dr. Ellen Ernst Kossek discusses how employers should respond to the cold weather in supporting employees.
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  Three ways to balance your life from Inc. and Krannert's Ellen Kossek
  

  You have the opportunity to live a life where you have plenty of time to do the things you need to do in the office or at home.

AOM-GDO Division 2022 Janet Chusmir Distinguished Service Award

This award recognizes a scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division and who has personally served as a mentor and role model for others in the field.

Lou Aday Award

This accolade is Purdue University's highest award for excellence in the humanities and social sciences.

U.S. Fulbright award

Awarded to visit in the U.K. to work on a project to advance gender and diversity in Universities via work-life flexibility policies

Flexibility Excellence award

Award from global Institute of flexibility management for advancing the science and practice of flexibility

Work Life Ellen Galinsky Generative Researcher award

Recognizes a work-family researcher or research team who has contributed breakthrough thinking to the work-family field

Fellow, Academy of Management

Award to top 1% of AOM members for significant contributions to the science & practice of management.