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The dark side of meaningful work-from-home: A nonlinear approach

Magrizos, Solon; Roumpi, Dorothea; Georgiadou, Andri; Kostopoulos, Ioannis; Vrontis, Demetris

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Authors

Solon Magrizos

Dorothea Roumpi

Ioannis Kostopoulos

Demetris Vrontis



Abstract

Changes in the technological environment of work already in motion over the last few years, but accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, place individuals' search for meaningfulness in their work under a new light. In this context, we draw on enrichment theory and the ego-depletion perspective and challenge the prevailing notion that meaningfulness is always positive and hypothesize that, under certain conditions, there can be such a thing as “too much meaningfulness.” A two-wave study of 243 full-time employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States offers support for a nonlinear effect of meaningfulness of work for workaholics, such that it has a positive effect on individuals up to a certain point, but a negative effect if there are excessive amounts of meaningfulness. We discuss these findings in light of the debate around the moral duty of managers and firms to offer meaningful jobs to employees and offer practical suggestions for firms.

Citation

Magrizos, S., Roumpi, D., Georgiadou, A., Kostopoulos, I., & Vrontis, D. (2023). The dark side of meaningful work-from-home: A nonlinear approach. European Management Review, 20(2), 227-244. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12534

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 1, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 15, 2022
Publication Date 2023-07
Deposit Date Jun 29, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal European Management Review
Print ISSN 1740-4754
Electronic ISSN 1740-4762
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 20
Issue 2
Pages 227-244
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12534
Keywords Meaningful work, Work-Life Balance, Job Stress, Covid-19, Remote Working, Workaholism
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8766633
Publisher URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emre.12534

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