Driven to Drink: Managerial Control, Work-Related Risk Factors, and Employee Problem Drinking

Bacharach, Samuel B.; Bamberger, Peter; Sonnenstuhl, William J.

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“…Of four prior studies providing data on the relation between supervisor social control and alcohol use, three studies failed to support the relation (Bacharach et al, 2002;Macdonald et al, 1999;Parker and Farmer, 1988) and one study supported the relation (Ames et al, 2000). Using a random sample of 3,392 workers from eight blue-collar unions in the construction, service, and manufacturing sectors, Bacharach et al (2002) failed to fi nd a relation between an overall measure of supervisor social control (combining supervisor contact and supervisor enforcement) and overall problem alcohol use.…”

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“…The second dimension, supervisor enforcement, represents the ability of supervisors to identify employee substance use problems as well as their willingness to address employee substance use problems. Although workplace social control theory predicts that supervisor social control is negatively related to alcohol use (Ames et al, 2000;Bacharach et al, 2002;Trice and Sonnenstuhl, 1990), the prediction has not been unanimously supported by the little research exploring this relation.…”

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“…Based on items developed by Bacharach et al (2002), two dimensions of supervisor social control were assessed. The fi rst dimension-supervisor contact-was assessed with one item, "I have a lot of contact with my supervisor during a typical workday."…”

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“…Using a random sample of 3,392 workers from eight blue-collar unions in the construction, service, and manufacturing sectors, Bacharach et al (2002) failed to fi nd a relation between an overall measure of supervisor social control (combining supervisor contact and supervisor enforcement) and overall problem alcohol use. Using a random sample of 882 workers from Ontario, Canada, Macdonald et al (1999) failed to fi nd a relation between two measures of supervisor contact (being closely supervised at work and working without supervision) and overall problem alcohol use.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Among workplace social constraints, supervisor social control is of particular interest. Supervisor social control consists of two dimensions (Bacharach et al, 2002;Harris and Heft, 1992;Trice and Roman, 1972). The fi rst dimension, supervisor contact, represents opportunities for substance use problem detection through normal employee contact with a supervisor.…”

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Relation of Supervisor Social Control to Employee Substance Use: Considering the Dimensionality of Social Control, Temporal Context of Substance Use, and Substance Legality

Frone

Trinidad

2012

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Research on supervisor social control provided little evidence for a relation to employee alcohol use, and only one study explored illicit drug use. Based on past research, several hypotheses were developed that the relation between supervisor social control and substance use depends on (a) the dimension social control (contact vs. enforcement), (b) the temporal context of substance use (on the job vs. off the job), and (c) substance legality (alcohol vs. illicit drugs). Method: Data came from a national probability sample of U.S. workers. Supervisor social control represented both supervisor contact and supervisor enforcement. Measures of alcohol and illicit drug use each assessed several dimensions of off-the-job use (overall use, overall impairment, and use after work) and on-the-job use (use before work, use during the workday, and impairment during the workday). Results: As hypothesized, the results did not support a relation of supervisor contact to off-the-job or on-the-job alcohol use and illicit drug use. Supervisor enforcement was unrelated to off-the-job alcohol use but was negatively related to on-the-job alcohol use. Supervisor enforcement was negatively related to both off-the-job and on-the-job illicit drug use. Conclusions: These fi ndings help clarify the generally unsupportive fi ndings from past research for a relation between supervisor social control and employee alcohol use, as well as extend this line of research to include illicit drug use. The results suggest that to fully understand the relation of supervisor social control to employee substance use, one must consider the dimension of supervisor social control, temporal context of substance use, and substance legality. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 73, 303-310, 2012)

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Section: Supervisor Social Control and Employee Alcohol Usementioning

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Relation of Supervisor Social Control to Employee Substance Use: Considering the Dimensionality of Social Control, Temporal Context of Substance Use, and Substance Legality

Frone

Trinidad

2012

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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Recruiting under the influence: New labor market entrants' reactions to workplace drinking norms

Klotz

Veiga

2018

Human Resource Management

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Prior research indicates that the influence of alcohol use, at work or at home, on employees' personal and professional lives is often harmless, but that it can be detrimental under certain circumstances. Alcohol's prevalence in and around some workplaces suggests that some employees value it, and that companies seeking to hire and retain these employees perhaps see a competitive advantage in embracing permissive workplace drinking norms. In this article, we draw from signaling theory and the fit, applicant attraction, and political skill literatures, to propose that during the recruitment process, organizations that promote workplace drinking norms are likely to attract applicants with high levels of political skill while turning off those with low levels of political skill. We conducted two studies and found that new labor market entrants with lower levels of political skill perceived lower levels of fit with companies that promote the acceptance of alcohol use at work‐related events during the recruitment process compared to companies that do not signal the presence of workplace drinking norms in their recruitment activities. In turn, these lower fit perceptions related to reduced organizational attraction.

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La consommation d’alcool à risque dans la main-d’œuvre canadienne: quelles sont les différences entre les professions et secteurs économiques?

Marchand

Charbonneau²

2009

Can J Public Health

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Examiner les différences de consommation d'alcool hebdomadaire à risque chez les personnes au travail en fonction du secteur économique et de la profession. Méthode : Analyse secondaire des données du Cycle 2.1 de l'Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes de Statistique Canada. L'échantillon comprend 76 136 personnes de 15 ans et plus groupées dans 139 professions et 96 secteurs économiques. Résultats : La prévalence de la consommation d'alcool hebdomadaire à risque est estimée à 8 % chez les travailleurs et on observe des écarts importants entre les hommes (11 %) et les femmes (6 %). Les résultats suggèrent un différentiel de consommation d'alcool hebdomadaire à risque selon la profession et le secteur économique indépendamment des conditions de travail, de la situation familiale et des caractéristiques personnelles. Les travailleurs de cinq groupes professionnels ont des chances plus élevées d'une consommation à risque (RC 1,88-2,94) alors que sept secteurs économiques se démarquent par un risque plus faible (RC 0,25-0,59). Discussion : La profession, davantage que le secteur économique, apparaît d'une plus grande utilité pour définir des pistes d'action en santé publique. Les résultats de cette recherche permettent d'identifier un ensemble de profession à cibler pour l'intervention de prévention en complémentarité avec les autres interventions de santé publique.

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Driven to Drink: Managerial Control, Work-Related Risk Factors, and Employee Problem Drinking

Cited by 59 publications

References 36 publications

Relation of Supervisor Social Control to Employee Substance Use: Considering the Dimensionality of Social Control, Temporal Context of Substance Use, and Substance Legality

Relation of Supervisor Social Control to Employee Substance Use: Considering the Dimensionality of Social Control, Temporal Context of Substance Use, and Substance Legality

Recruiting under the influence: New labor market entrants' reactions to workplace drinking norms

La consommation d’alcool à risque dans la main-d’œuvre canadienne: quelles sont les différences entre les professions et secteurs économiques?

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