The Crossover Effects of Supervisors’ Workaholism on Subordinates’ Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Two Types of Job Demands and Emotional Exhaustion

Kim, Nanhee; Kang, Yun Jin; Choi, Jinsoo; Sohn, Young Woo

doi:10.3390/ijerph17217742

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The Crossover Effects of Supervisors’ Workaholism on Subordinates’ Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Two Types of Job Demands and Emotional Exhaustion

Psychology Department, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 06695, Korea

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(21), 7742; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217742

Submission received: 28 September 2020 / Revised: 22 October 2020 / Accepted: 22 October 2020 / Published: 23 October 2020

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancing Workaholism Research)

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Although much research has been conducted on workaholism, its crossover effects remain uninvestigated, especially in the context of organizations. Based on the job demands-resources (JD-R) model of burnout and the conservation of resources (COR) theory, we established a dual-path structural model to examine the effects of supervisors’ workaholism on subordinates’ turnover intention through two types of job demands (perceived workload and interpersonal conflict) as well as subordinates’ emotional exhaustion. The results revealed that supervisors’ workaholism is positively related to subordinates’ emotional exhaustion through increased perceived workload and interpersonal conflict, which result in subordinates’ turnover intention. This study has made a contribution to the literature by extending the scope of workaholism research from self-perspective to other-perspective. The findings also have practical implications for organizations and their human resources (HR) practitioners.

Keywords: workaholism; job demand; perceived workload; interpersonal conflict; emotional exhaustion; turnover intention

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Kim, N.; Kang, Y.J.; Choi, J.; Sohn, Y.W. The Crossover Effects of Supervisors’ Workaholism on Subordinates’ Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Two Types of Job Demands and Emotional Exhaustion. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7742. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217742

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Kim N, Kang YJ, Choi J, Sohn YW. The Crossover Effects of Supervisors’ Workaholism on Subordinates’ Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Two Types of Job Demands and Emotional Exhaustion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(21):7742. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217742

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Kim, Nanhee, Yun Jin Kang, Jinsoo Choi, and Young Woo Sohn. 2020. "The Crossover Effects of Supervisors’ Workaholism on Subordinates’ Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Two Types of Job Demands and Emotional Exhaustion" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 21: 7742. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217742

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Kim, N., Kang, Y. J., Choi, J., & Sohn, Y. W. (2020). The Crossover Effects of Supervisors’ Workaholism on Subordinates’ Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Two Types of Job Demands and Emotional Exhaustion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), 7742. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217742

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