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MANAGEMENT DECISION
卷 61, 期 13, 页码 26-53出版社
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/MD-03-2022-0345
关键词
Involvement; Engagement; Satisfaction; Work conditions; Work-life balance
Involvement at work has a negative impact on the ability of accountants to manage the interplay between work and life. Work engagement and satisfaction mediate this relationship.
PurposeBeing involved at work advances accountants' contribution to organizational success. However, scholars are not consistent in discussing involvement's implications on work-life balance (WLB). The article aims to address this issue, investigating involvement's effects on the accountants' ability to manage the work-life interplay.Design/methodology/approachSecondary data on a sample of 538 accountants were collected from the sixth European Working Condition Survey (EWCS). A serial mediation analysis was designed to obtain evidence of involvement's implications on WLB through the mediating role of work engagement and work satisfaction.FindingsInvolvement negatively affected the accountants' ability to deal with the work-life interplay. Engagement and satisfaction with work mediated this relationship. More specifically, involved accountants who were engaged and satisfied with their work conditions were less likely to report struggles between work and life.Research limitations/implicationsInvolvement implies an intensification of work, heralding an overlapping between work and life. Nonetheless, accountants who are engaged and satisfied with work are less touched by involvement's drawback on WLB. A precautionary approach should be taken to avoid that involvement results in workaholism, thus undermining individual well-being.Originality/valueThe article originally discusses involvement's implications on WLB across accountants. Being involved at work impairs the individual ability to achieve a balance between work and life, endangering well-being at work. Whilst the findings cannot be generalized beyond the accounting profession, they deliver some intriguing insights that highlight avenues for further developments.
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