Workaholism and incivility: stress and psychological capital’s role

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships among incivility, stress, workaholism, and psychological capital (PsyCap). Design/methodology/approach – Data on incivility, stress, workaholism, and PsyCap were collected, through administration of an online survey, from 168 employees. Findings – Workaholism and stress were positively related to uncivil behaviors, while PsyCap was negatively linked to incivility. Additionally, workaholism was positively associated with stress and negatively related to PsyCap. Finally, PsyCap acted as a mediator between workaholism and uncivil behaviors. Research limitations/implications – Future researchers should obtain a larger number of minority participants, assess the instigators of incivility, and implement a longitudinal model. Practical implications – Managers should focus on reducing stress and uncivil behaviors, and implement interventions to reduce workaholism and stress and increase PsyCap. Originality/value – It is the first study to examine measurable traits that are likely to lead to negative behaviors, and includes an emotional tool, PsyCap, that can be developed to limit the negative influence of incivility on the organization.

The Crossover Effects of Supervisors’ Workaholism on Subordinates’ Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Two Types of Job Demands and Emotional Exhaustion

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El rol mediador del capital psicológico entre la adicción al trabajo y el burnout en trabajadores mexicanos.

“…En vista de que el capital psicológico es justamente un nuevo constructo, la investigación realizada en asociación con el burnout y la adicción al trabajo hasta el momento no se ha encontrado en México y es limitada inclusive en Estados Unidos y China (Cheung, Tang y Tang, 2011;Lanzo, Aziz y Wuensch, 2016;Moyer, Aziz y Wuensch, 2017;Wang et al, 2012). Sin embargo, estos constructos y sus componentes individuales han sido investigados de manera independiente y sus resultados son tema de interés para la gestión organizacional y del capital humano (Avey et al, 2009;Moyer, Aziz y Wuensch, 2017).…”

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“…Como puede apreciarse de los resultados de este estudio para colaboradores mexicanos y de otros estudios internacionales (Cheung, Tang y Tang, 2011;Lanzo, Aziz y Wuensch, 2016;Moyer, Aziz y Wuensch, 2017), la adicción al trabajo tiene una sólida relación con el burnout.…”

Pragmatic Approach towards Constructive Conflict Resolution: Psychological Capital Mapping

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