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Article 1:
Byrne, U. (2008). If you want something done, ask a busy person. Business Information Review, 25, 190-196.
If You Want Something Done, Ask a Busy Person
Summary: Managing your time will make you a happier, more balanced person who achieves their work and personal goals. The process of setting goals helps us to choose where we want to go in life by ensuring we are working or focusing on the right things at the right time. Properly set goals can be incredibly motivating. In achieving things, we experience a high that motivates us further. We are personally satisfied which makes us want to aspire to achieving even more

Article 2:
Byrne, U. (2005). Wheel of life: Effective steps for stress management. Business Information Review, 22, 123-130.
Wheel of Life: Effective Steps for Stress Management
Summary: This article focuses on the health implications for stress as associated with imbalance. It suggests eight spheres on the wheel of life that require priority when looking to achieve balance.

Article 3:
Brummehlhuis, L.L., Oosterwaal, A., & Bakker, A.B. (2012). Managing family demands in teams: The role of social support at work. Group & Organization Management, 37, 376-403.
Managing Family Demands in Teams: The Role of Social Support at Work 
Summary: This study suggests that under conditions of adequate support at work, harmful effects of a team’s family context on team performance are less likely, whereas teamwork is even enhanced.

Article 4: 
Ford, J. (2011). In search of the perfect manager? Work-life balance and managerial work. Work, Employment, and Society, 25, 257-273.
In Search of the Perfect Manager? Work-Life Balance and Managerial Work 
Summary: Research findings suggest that in practice work-life balance initiatives may only serve to increase managerial anxieties and pressures, the very opposite outcome to that intended.