Abstract
Recently some general agreements have been achieved regarding the current status of work addiction. One of the key criteria for conceptualizing a behavioral addiction is the harm caused by the behavior. It has been argued that in the case of work addiction, special attention should be devoted to the potential harm that the behavior causes for the recipients of the work or coworkers. This paper constitutes a narrative literature review of the literature suggesting an association between work addiction of a manager and harm caused to other employees and recipients of their work. Based on this review, it can be concluded that the existing data provide strong premises suggesting that work-addicted managers may cause significant harm to themselves, other employees, organizations, and recipients of their work. It includes potential indirect effects through creating an environment conducive to work addiction and its consequences among employees. However, there are very few studies directly investigating the harm and costs caused by work-addicted managers. This paper constitutes an attempt to integrate certain aspects of clinical and organizational research into work addiction and stimulate further integrations in this area.
Highlights
Some general agreements have been achieved regarding the current status of work addiction
“Work addiction is characterized by a compulsion to work and preoccupation with work activities leading to significant harm and distress of a functionally impairing nature to the individual and/or other significantly relevant relationships
Available data suggest that around 10% of the working population across industrialized countries might be at risk of work addiction (Sussman, Lisha, & Griffiths, 2011); the estimates depend upon the instrument used and particular country (Griffiths, Demetrovics and Atroszko, 2018)
Summary
Atroszko1* and Bartosz Atroszko2 1),2) University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland. Article History Received: 20 May 2020 Revised: 4 August 2020 Accepted: 12 September 2020
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