“The organisational Impact of Workaholism and Whether it Should be Encouraged or Discouraged in the Modern Working Society”

Abstract

The following study will explore the organisational impact of workaholism and whether it should be encouraged or discouraged in the modern working society. It will analyse the ongoing debate of encouragement and discouragement of the behaviour in organisations. This study used a quantitative approach of online questionnaires to address the research question which was to determine w​hat the drivers of workaholism were and whether it should be discouraged or encouraged in the workplace. The specific aims and objectives the study were as follows: he aim: to explore the negative and positive impacts of workaholism in office environments and how those negative impacts might be managed. Aim: ​The aim: to explore the negative and positive impacts of workaholism in office environments and how those negative impacts might be managed. The objectives: 1. To identify whether organisations encourage or discourage workaholism and what particular policies, practices and behaviours encourage or discourage it. 2. To understand managers’ and employees’ view on the term workaholism and to determine whether they differentiate between work engagement and over-working. 3. To discuss potential solutions to address the impact of negative workaholism in the working society