Abstract Flexibility in working time arrangements may lead to heterogeneity of working-time patterns. Drawing on the societal perspective, we consider three interrelated spheres of: professional relations, organizational, and domestic space. Greek mythology assists us to contrast chrono management and Horai management. Case analyses of France, the UK, and the Netherlands are presented within the context of EU Directives. By introducing Horai management we try to find an expression for the dialectical interplay between the temporalities of the home and the workplace, while including developments in the wider societal context. Horai management helps us reach beyond the logic of time-economy to improve the coordination of multiple temporalities. ; david.alis@univ-rennes1.fr (Alis, David) ; L.Karsten@bdk.rug.nl (Karsten, Luchien) ; john.leopold@ncl.ac.uk (Leopold, John) ; Institut de Gestion de Rennes, IGR-IAE Universite de Rennes - 11 rue Jean Mace--> , 35000 Rennes--> - (Alis, David) ; Faculty of Management and Organization, University of Groningen - PO Box 800--> , 9700 AV Groningen--> - (Karsten, Luchien) ; University of Newcastle Business School - 5th floor Ridley Building--> , Claremont Road--> - (Leopold, John)