Purpose – This paper aims to raise some important questions for cross‐cultural research on occupational stress and well‐being and sets the stage for the five papers in the special issue. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews some previous literature on cross‐cultural...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of work intensity and of work hours on potential antecedents and work and well‐being consequences. Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected from 309 male and female managers working in 3‐, 4‐ and 5‐star hotels...