About
The Boston College Center for Work & Family (精东影业CWF) is the country鈥檚 leading university-based center focused on helping organizations enhance the employee experience, increase employee productivity, and improve the quality of employee lives. By bridging the worlds of academic research and corporate practice, the Center helps our partners find the most relevant, evidence-based information available in order to craft the best possible workforce management practices.聽聽
The Center works with our outstanding member organizations by focusing on four major areas: engaging & managing talent, creating globally inclusive workplace cultures, promoting and fostering employee well-being, and developing innovative work-life and flexibility systems through research, resources, events, and membership. 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
The Boston College Workforce Roundtable supports many of the world鈥檚 leading employers by facilitating a learning and networking community. The Roundtable provides corporate partners with access to contemporary research and thought leadership on progressive human resource practices and workplace cultures. Roundtable partners are leaders across a broad range of sectors, including accounting and professional services, insurance, healthcare, technology, hospitality, energy, and higher education. All share a common desire to implement policies and strategies that increase productivity and develop employees both personally and professionally.
“In today's 24/7 global economy, it has become increasingly difficult for employees to balance their careers with their personal lives. At the same time organizations are challenged to meet the needs of their employees while improving products and services, responding to customer needs, meeting financial expectations and maintaining high business ethics. ”
Our History
2015: Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary (2015)
In conjunction with it鈥檚 25th Anniversary Celebration, the Center releases its research report on how Millennials navigate their careers and recognizes four founding members (Bristol-MyersSquibb, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott International) for support of the Center鈥檚 since its beginning. 聽聽聽
2009: Center Launches The New Dad Series
With support from corporate members, the Center launches The New Dad, an 8-year research project studying the changing role of fathers at home and in the workplace. The series makes the Center one of the most cited sources for information on working dads in the US. In all, more than 4000 fathers have participated in the Center鈥檚 fatherhood research.
2006: Center Launches the Global Roundtable
In response to the growing need for more resources on global workforce management issues, the Center launches the Global Roundtable in 2006. Meetings are held in the Brazil, China, the UK, and USA. The Roundtable also spawns the Global Executive Briefing Series.
2001: Dr. Brad Harrington Named Executive Director
Brad Harrington, former human resource and organization development executive at Hewlett-Packard, becomes the Center鈥檚 Executive Director and a research professor in the Carroll School.
1997: Center Moves to Boston College
The Center moves from the Boston University School of Social Work to the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
聽1997: Work-Family Research Network Established
With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes launches the Work-Family Researchers Network (WFRN). Since 2010, has hosted the world鈥檚 largest conference of work-family researchers and scholars.
聽1992: NEWFA Established
The Center establishes the New England Work & Family Association (NEWFA) to help regional employers understand and address the complex work-life challenges facing the workforce.
聽1990: Work & Family Roundtable Established
The Center creates a corporate Roundtable, providing leadership to shape corporate and public responses to the demands of work, home and community in order to enhance employee effectiveness.
1990: Center Founded
Dr. Bradley Googins, Professor of Social Work at Boston University founds the Center for Work & Family in concert with 10 corporate founding members.
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