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 […]
Workaholism: maybe not such a bad thing?
Read this articles in Los Angeles Times and you know why.