Purpose – To produce a collection of papers about workaholism which demonstrate real rigour both methodologically and … findings Findings – The contributions illustrate the development of workaholism research Originality/value – Contextualizes the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the workaholism phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach – Workaholism … investment. Workaholism is examined from a cross‐national perspective through representative samples of the labor force in … makes three major contributions: applying a non‐biased definition of workaholism, indicating that the existing …

“workaholism”. This paper seeks to demonstrate a variety of reasons that induce a person to work “excessively”. Design …

Purpose – This study had three aims. First, to examine the validity of the workaholism triad as compared to the … workaholism dyad. Second, to test the relationship between workaholism and work‐family conflict. Third, to explore the three … self‐administered. Workaholism was operationalised using two dimensions of the Spence and Robbins WorkBat: first, drive to …

Purpose – To explore whether workaholism seems to be a pre‐requisite for success in the high‐technology industry … believed to relate to workaholism. A variety of cross comparisons are presented as scatter plots to frame the discussion, along … composite profiles based on various aspects suggesting workaholism. This is an important examination of differences among …

(Big Five, generalized self‐efficacy), workaholism components and work life factors on measures of job satisfaction … personality factors, workaholism components and work life factors with both job satisfaction and burnout; health complaints were …

implications. Findings – The study of workaholism has a long way to go yet and there is much to do. There are still problems with …

the applicability of the MAI model to the work context. Findings – It was hypothesized and found that workaholism is … and stop rules may be useful for explaining the difference in motivation to work persistently between workaholism and work … and workaholism. Knowledge about the reasons why employees work hard can help professionals to prevent workaholism …

management of workaholism. The paper proposes that the phenomenon can be constructive, generating welcoming outcomes for … individuals, organizations and societies. Design/methodology/approach – A set of propositions about workaholism and its management …. Workaholism should not be automatically taken as negative and be suppressed. If the culture is positive towards workaholism, offer …

engagement and burnout. In particular, it was hypothesised that job demands may mediate the relationship between workaholism and … contributes to the JD‐R model by highlighting the role of personal demands (i.e. workaholism), which has an effect on the … represented by the study of workaholism as personal demand, which in turn influences job demands and also the health impairment it …