Workaholism: Research Trends, Integration and Future Direction

Abstract

Abstract:

Although workaholism has become more and moreprevalent in the world and been concerned by many researchers, the related empirical and theoretical research is insufficient. Especially, the structure of workaholism is still undefined. Based on the analyzing the past 20-year literature, the paper explicates the definition of workaholism, discusses its structure, clarifies its antecedents and results in both individual and organizational perspectives. We also propose potential researches from the perspective of relationship between workaholism and organizational culture, performance, career growth and health.

Key words: workaholism, work time, working compulsively, health, job performance, literature review

Weng Qingxiong, Zang Yanwu. Workaholism: Research Trends, Integration and Future Direction[J]. , 2016, 28(5): 186-198.

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