New publication: Engaged managers are not workaholics
This study among Finnish managers showed that work engagement and workaholism did not correlate with each other, thereby suggesting that they are independent constructs. Moreover, longitudinal analyses revealed four different groups: 1) those with high initial but decreasing engagement and low but stable workaholism levels (18%), 2) those with low initial but increasing engagement and […]
New publication on the motivation of engaged and workaholic employees
The present study among 680 Dutch employees in the banking industry shows that workaholic and engaged employees have different work goals and use different strategies to pursue these goals. More particularly, engaged employees are motivated by a strong need for growth and development (i.e. promotion focus), whereas workaholic employees are motivated by a strong need […]
New publication online on heavy work investment
This study revealed that workaholism — a negative form of heavy work investment — was primarily and positively associated with having a prevention focus (i.e., .avoiding mistakes, failures and errors) , whereas work engagement — a positive form of heavy work investment was primarily and positively associated with having a promotion focus (i.e., using opportunities […]
New publication: The measurement of work engagement
This chapter reviews various definitions of work engagement that are used in business and academia. and presents a model of work engagement that serves as a guideline for oprationalizing the construct. Moreover, the chapter discusses the psychometric quality of various engagement measures, most notably the Utrecht Work engagement Scale (UWES).
Workaholism: maybe not such a bad thing?
Read this articles in Los Angeles Times and you know why.