Thomas Garavan
Extreme work in organizations: mapping the field and a future research agenda
Garavan, Thomas; Grant, Kirsteen; Holland, Peter; Bartram, Timothy; Mackenzie, Cliodhna
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Abstract
Despite the growing interest in the phenomenon of extreme work amongst academics, policy makers and the media, the area is characterized by different constructs, terminology, and disparate research findings on both contexts and outcomes. The aim of this positional paper, as part of a double Special Issue on extreme work and ‘working extremely’, is to provide a timely review of the field and bring some coherence to it through providing a classification of extreme work and its associated outcomes. Specifically, we use the outputs of a systematic review to capture and map the complexity of this area of research, illustrate the different contexts that influence and shape its emergence, and highlight different employee outcomes. Our typology serves as a heuristic device to categorize the 12 papers that make up this Special Issue, map potential future research questions and avenues, and identify human resource management (HRM) practice implications at multiple levels.
Citation
Garavan, T., Grant, K., Holland, P., Bartram, T., & Mackenzie, C. (2024). Extreme work in organizations: mapping the field and a future research agenda. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 35(9), 1603-1625. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2024.2329399
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Feb 23, 2024 |
| Online Publication Date | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Publication Date | 2024 |
| Deposit Date | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Publicly Available Date | Oct 11, 2025 |
| Journal | The International Journal of Human Resource Management |
| Print ISSN | 0958-5192 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1466-4399 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1603-1625 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2024.2329399 |
| Keywords | Discreet and omnibus connects; extreme work; internal and external outcomes; systematic review |
| Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3589822 |
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