Resources

Assessments and Leadership Training

These assessments can be used for free as long as Dr. Kossek and colleagues are clearly cited and individuals are not charged for using them. If you use any of the materials here, please email Dr. Kossek at ekossek@purdue.edu to get permission. Good luck with your research!


Flexstyles: Work-life boundaries assessment
For Students and Educators

The Flexstyles  Work-Life Assessment may be used by nonprofits and educators on these two  conditions:

  1. They do not charge for its use.

  2. They clearly acknowledge its intellectual property and copyright using the following text.


Family Supportive Supervisory Assessment And Training
For Organizations, Leaders, and Businesses

Work-Life and Management Encyclopedias

Work family conflict. And work life conflict.

Kossek E. & Lee, K, H. 2017. Work family conflict. And work life conflict In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management Stella Nkomo, Editor.

Work Life Balance.

Kossek, E. & Groggins, A. 2015. Work Life Balance.( In David Guest, & David Needle Editors) in Volume 5 Human Resource Management volume of Wiley Encyclopedia of Management.

Flexible Work Arrangements.

Kossek, E. & Lautsch, B. 2006.  Flexible work arrangements. Encyclopedia of Careers. Jeff Greenhaus, Editor. Jossey Bass.

Research Scales

These scales have been developed through research done by Dr. Ellen Ernst Kossek and her colleagues. You may download them to use in your research, but please cite them accordingly.


Flex Styles Scales

Please cite as: Kossek, E. E. 2016. Managing work–life boundaries in the digital age. Organizational Dynamics, 45(3), 258-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2016.07.010

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Work-Life Indicator Scales

Please cite as: Kossek, E., Ruderman, M., Braddy, P., Hannum, K. 2012. Work-nonwork boundary management profiles: A person-centered approach. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 81: 112 - 128. Selected as Monograph. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2012.04.003

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