Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Heavy Work Investment in Romania
This paper analyzes aspects specific to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the working population in Romania, from the perspective of heavy work investment. Issues related to workload, overwork, work engagement, workaholism and performance in work were considered. A survey based research w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest
2020-11-01
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Series: | Amfiteatru Economic |
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Online Access: | https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_2951.pdf |
Summary: | This paper analyzes aspects specific to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
working population in Romania, from the perspective of heavy work investment. Issues
related to workload, overwork, work engagement, workaholism and performance in work
were considered. A survey based research was conducted using several scales widely tested
in studies on heavy work investment with the data being processed in SPSS. The results of
the research reveal a negative impact on the components of heavy work investment (time
and effort). For all measured aspects, there were decreases in work investment during the
pandemic, with negative effects on respondents' attitudes towards personal work
performance. Based on the research results, the main proposal for the business environment
is to stimulate employees for achieving a higher level of work engagement which can lead
to increased work performance. This can also be achieved by adopting policies to reduce
overtime. |
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ISSN: | 1582-9146 2247-9104 |