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Your job doesn't love you: Workaholism and the professional woman

Human Resource Management International Digest

ISSN: 0967-0734

Article publication date: 14 March 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

People who are highly engaged with their work say that it makes them feel invigorated and motivated. But workaholics seem to have a compulsive need to keep on working even when they get nothing out of it. It’s a condition, or predisposition, that can interfere with a person’s satisfaction with their job, their career and even life itself. If working conditions encourage or add to workaholic tendencies, then both employer and employee have a problem.

Practical implications

The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Citation

(2016), "Your job doesn't love you: Workaholism and the professional woman", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 19-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-12-2015-0185

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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