.../methodology/approach A set of propositions about workaholism and its management under various contexts is presented and discussed. Findings Workaholics should not be labeled as problematic addicts. Workaholism should not be automatically taken as negative and be suppressed. If the culture is positive...

... the issue and extends the overall knowledge in the topic. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Workaholism Job satisfaction Addiction Motivation (psychology) Employee involvement The term “workaholic”, coined by Oates (1971) , refers to people whose need to work has becomes so...

... a potential source of pride. The few studies highlighted above were chosen because they further explicate the potential of finding workaholics in high‐tech environments. Referring back to the parallel with characteristics of addiction, greater centrality of work suggests that identity is more heavily...