Motivational Background of Workaholism: A Systematic Review

Modesta Morkevičiūtė; Auksė Endriulaitienė

doi:10.1515/mosr-2021-0012

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Motivational Background of Workaholism: A Systematic Review

Management of Organizations: Systematic Research

Volume 86 (2021): Issue 1 (December 2021)

By: Modesta Morkevičiūtė and Auksė Endriulaitienė

Open Access

|Mar 2022

Abstract

There are contradictory results of previous studies concerning the effect of work motivation on workaholism. Moreover, the existing reviews did not generate a comprehensive discussion around this particular theme. Therefore, this study aims to systematically review the scientific literature on the relationship between work motivation and employees’ workaholism.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mosr-2021-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2335-8750 | Journal ISSN: 1392-1142

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Language: English

Page range: 51 - 63

Submitted on: Jun 3, 2021

Accepted on: Dec 15, 2021

Published on: Mar 17, 2022

Published by: Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Economics and Management

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Keywords:

workaholism,

work addiction,

work motivation

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Business and economics,

Business management,

Marketing, sales, customer relations,

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