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Well-Being of Entrepreneurs: The Thin Line between Work Engagement and Workaholism

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  • Andreas Rauch

    (University of Sydney Business School, The University of Sydney, Abercrombie Building, NSW, 2006, Australia)

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Theoretically, working excessively hard should be related negatively with well-being; however, the empirical literature does not consistently indicate that entrepreneurs are lower in well-being than people working in other jobs. The present article introduces a study of 101 entrepreneurs differentiating between different types of working hard: Workaholism and work engagement. While workaholism implies a work obsession, work engagement implies working hard in a fulfilling and positive way. Results indicate that workaholism is negatively and work engagement is positively related with well-being. Moreover, the negative relationships of workaholism are minimized by detaching from work during off-work hours.

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  • Andreas Rauch, 2020. "Well-Being of Entrepreneurs: The Thin Line between Work Engagement and Workaholism," Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 28(04), pages 305-318, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jecxxx:v:28:y:2020:i:04:n:s0218495820500132
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218495820500132
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