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10.5651/jaas.5.75
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2004 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 0953-4814
- DOI
- 10.1108/09534810410554533
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This paper examines how changes in macroeconomy environment and employment situation affected the workaholism trend among Japanese workers. Results of the analysis indicated that the driven component of workaholism remained high from the beginning of the 1990s when the bubble economy collapsed and throughout the 1990s. However, the enjoyment of work component has decreased for this period, causing the workaholic tendencies to be more serious in the worsening economic and employment circumstances. Moreover, the level of work overload actually increased for engineers and workers in their 30s and 40s in the middle of the economic depression. Based on these results, economic changes vs job demand interaction mechanism was presented and needed employee‐support policy directions were presented.
Journal
Journal of Organizational Change Management – Emerald Publishing
Published: Oct 1, 2004
Keywords: Workaholism; Overwork; Unemployment; Time study; Economic change