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To conclude this book which aimed to contribute an African perspective to the rudimentary cross-cultural research on the subject of work–family conflict, this chapter uses in the results of a literature review conducted in 2011 to present a summary and assessment of sub-Saharan African research on the subject between 2000 and mid-2011. The geographic focus of the research, major themes of the research, and the academic journals in which the research has been published are explored. The chapter draws on the conclusions made in the preceding 11 chapters to complement the literature review in identifying gaps in existing sub-Saharan African research and to offer suggestions for future research.
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SADC is a regional economic community comprising of the following 15 Southern and East African countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Work–family fit refers to an individual’s overall assessment of how well she or he has been able to integrate paid work and family life (Hill et al. 2003).
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Mokomane, Z., Chilwane, D. (2014). A Review of Work–Family Research in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Mokomane, Z. (eds) Work–Family Interface in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01237-7_12
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