Abstract
Studying the phenomenon of heavy work investment in an emergent market (Romania) is necessary due to the frequent practice of employees working overtime, relatively reduced job satisfaction in contrast to their counterparts from developed markets, and comparatively low remuneration for the same work effort. Therefore, the aim of this research is to highlight the influence of heavy work investment forms (workaholism and work engagement) on job satisfaction and turnover intention. Based on the Attribution Theory, the authors conducted quantitative exploratory research among employees with tenured contracts in an emergent market (Romania). The data was gathered with the aid of an online questionnaire, being tested for reliability, validity, and internal consistency in SPSS, while the hypotheses were tested with the help of structural equation modelling (AMOS). The results show that job satisfaction is influenced by both work engagement and excessive working (workaholism). The more a person is engaged in their work activity, the weaker their turnover intention. Turnover intention is intricately linked to excessive working, a component of workaholism. From a managerial standpoint, this paper contributes to a better understanding of the way work engagement and workaholism influence work outcomes, highlighting possible ways of improving human resource management in organizations.
Highlights
Heavy work investment is a phenomenon that occurs with increasing frequency among employees who allot an increased number of hours and great effort to their endeavours and daily tasks
This research aims to answer the following questions: How does heavy work investment influence job satisfaction and turnover intention? Are there significant differences regarding the impact of work engagement and workaholism in generating job satisfaction and turnover intention, respectively? To implement these aspects, the authors conducted an empirical study through survey, employing an online questionnaire among employees with tenured contracts in an emerging market, namely Romania
Due to the fact that workaholism was grouped in three factors, wherein only one (Workaholism: Excessive working) exceeded the minimum value of sample adequacy of 0.7 (Churchill, 1991), it was decided to remove them from the analyses and run the model with the help of structural equations analysis only, based on the excessive working dimension of workaholism
Summary
Heavy work investment is a phenomenon that occurs with increasing frequency among employees who allot an increased number of hours and great effort to their endeavours and daily tasks. Heavy work engagement may have positive outcomes for employees, materializing as improved work performance and increased job satisfaction It may involve certain negative outcomes, such as workaholism (Oates, 1971; Snir and Harpaz, 2009; Snir and Harpaz, 2012; Harpaz, 2015), leading to decreased job satisfaction (Burke and MacDermid, 1999; Andreassen, et al, 2011; Del Libano, et al, 2012; Van Beek, et al, 2014).
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