Workaholism and the intention to abandon: The case of tourism entrepreneurs
Short Abstract
Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the development of tourism destinations, both in terms of labour creation and economic contributions. Now, the research field of entrepreneurship has traditionally focused on the key factors for success, with business failure – more precisely, the factors leading to abandonment - receiving little attention. For this reason, the aim of this work is to analyse the role of workaholism (i.e. addiction to work) as an antecedent of entrepreneurial abandonment in the tourism context, particularly in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which have been confirmed fundamental for the tourism industry. Building on Spence and Robbins' (1992) workaholism model, the results confirm that workaholism is indeed linked to intention to abandon. Consequently, some relevant implications are offered.
Type of Submission
Paper Presentation
Location
Gran Canaria
Recommended Citation
Sánchez-Medina, Agustín J.; Pellejero, Mónica; and Romero-Domínguez, Laura, "Workaholism and the intention to abandon: The case of tourism entrepreneurs" (2023). ITSA 2022 Gran Canaria - 9th Biennial Conference: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Global Tourism Strategies After Covid 19. 65.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/itsa/ITSA2022/ITSA2022/65
Participation
Attend the conference at Gran Canaria in person.
Workaholism and the intention to abandon: The case of tourism entrepreneurs
Gran Canaria
Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the development of tourism destinations, both in terms of labour creation and economic contributions. Now, the research field of entrepreneurship has traditionally focused on the key factors for success, with business failure – more precisely, the factors leading to abandonment - receiving little attention. For this reason, the aim of this work is to analyse the role of workaholism (i.e. addiction to work) as an antecedent of entrepreneurial abandonment in the tourism context, particularly in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which have been confirmed fundamental for the tourism industry. Building on Spence and Robbins' (1992) workaholism model, the results confirm that workaholism is indeed linked to intention to abandon. Consequently, some relevant implications are offered.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/itsa/ITSA2022/ITSA2022/65
Comments
This is the second revised version of the event MS #1020 "Workaholism and the intention to abandon: The case of tourism entrepreneurs". In this new version, some minor modifications have been made (i.e. correction of spelling mistakes, re-ordering of some sentences). They are shown in purple font, just like the modifications made in the first revision.