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Is work intensification bad for employees? A review of outcomes for employees over the last two decades (2023)

Mauno, S., Herttalampi, M., Minkkinen, J., Feldt, T., & Kubicek, B. (2023). Is work intensification bad for employees? A review of outcomes for employees over the last two decades. Work and Stress, 37(1), 100-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2022.2080778

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Feldt, Taru
Herttalampi, Mari
Mauno, Saija

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Mauno, Saija; Herttalampi, Mari; Minkkinen, Jaana; Feldt, Taru; Kubicek, Bettina

Lehti tai sarja: Work and Stress

ISSN: 0267-8373

eISSN: 1464-5335

Julkaisuvuosi: 2023

Ilmestymispäivä: 25.05.2022

Volyymi: 37

Lehden numero: 1

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 100-125

Kustantaja: Routledge

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2022.2080778

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/82123

Tiivistelmä

Work intensification (WI) is a notable job stressor, which has been hypothesised to result in various negative outcomes for employees. However, earlier empirical studies regarding this stressor hypothesis have not yet been reviewed. Our narrative review focused on the outcomes for employees of WI as a perceived job stressor. Our review was based on selected qualitative and quantitative empirical studies (k = 44) published in peer-reviewed journals between the years 2000 and 2020. Altogether, the findings of these studies showed that WI was related to various negative outcomes for employees, such as impaired well-being and motivation, supporting the stressor hypothesis. Stressful WI manifested as perceived accelerated pace of work and increased effort and demands for effectivity at work. Nevertheless, other manifestations of WI (e.g. increased demands for learning) were not always associated with negative outcomes. The implications of these findings are discussed together with future directions.

YSO-asiasanat: työhyvinvointi; työtyytyväisyys; työelämä; työntekijät; tehostaminen; stressi; johtaminen; vaikutukset