The Effect of Managers’ Workaholic Behaviors on Life Satisfaction: Example of Accommodation Enterprises Cover Image

Yöneticilerin İşkolik Davranışlarının Yaşam Doyumlarına Etkisi: Konaklama İşletmeleri Örneği
The Effect of Managers’ Workaholic Behaviors on Life Satisfaction: Example of Accommodation Enterprises

Author(s): Ebru Gerdan, Bayram Şahin
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Organizational Psychology, Tourism
Published by: Gazi Üniversitesi- Turizm Fakültesi
Keywords: Workaholic; Life Satisfaction; Managers; Accommodation Enterprises;

Summary/Abstract: In today's world, increasing competition and technological developments have caused some changes in working conditions, employees are now able to carry out their jobs, irrespective of their place of work wherever and whenever they want. This change has pushed employees to work outside working hours and has caused employees to limit their time to work and turn them into a workaholic. Workaholicism, burn out on individuals, the tendency to escape from work, the decrease of efficiency from organizational goals, the balance between work life and private life and cause a decrease in life satisfaction. It is more common in sectors such as tourism sector where working hours are high. For this purpose, the effect of the workaholic behaviors of 400 managers working in the accommodation establishments in the province of Istanbul on life satisfaction was investigated. As a result of the research, it was determined that the gender variable made a significant difference in terms of workaholicity and life satisfaction and it was determined that the workaholic tendencies and life satisfaction of female managers were higher. In addition, a significant and positive relationship was found between workaholics and life satisfaction.

  • Issue Year: 4/2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 2840-2855
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Turkish