COVID-19: prevalence of job-demands, stress, work-life difficulties and work-life balance among international business travelers

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2022-06-22

Autores

Kumpikaite Valiuniene, V (Autor) Outra; Luisa Helena Pinto (Autor) FEP; Gurbanov, T (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Journal of Global Mobility

Vol. 10- Special IssueSI Nº 2

Páginas: 172-191

ISSN: 2049-8799

Editora: Emerald

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 2 Citações

Scopus - 2 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00V-XQW

DOI: 10.1108/jgm-03-2021-0030

Abstract (EN): Purpose International business travelers (IBTs) face daily challenges pertaining to the frequency and duration of travel. Following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the study aims to draw upon the job demands-resources (JD-R) model and the literature on work-life balance (WLB) to examine how this crisis have disrupted IBTs routines and the implications for their WLB. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected in April 2020 with an online survey answered by 141 IBTs from different locations. The first set of analyses examined the perceived change in job-demands (i.e. business travel and workload) including stress and work-life difficulties following the outbreak of COVID-19. The second set of analyses tested the hypotheses that the perceived change in workload and stress predict IBTs' work-life difficulties, which, in turn, affect their WLB. Findings The results show that the decline in job-demands (i.e. business travel and workload) after the outbreak of COVID-19 was not enough to reduce IBTs' stress and ameliorate their work-life difficulties and WLB. Only respondents who experienced a decrease in workload, including less relational difficulties, reported a superior WLB. Originality/value The study widens the scope and relevance of global mobility studies in crisis settings by timely reporting the changes in job-demands, stress and work-life difficulties among IBTs following the outbreak of COVID-19. Additionally, the research extends the use of the JD-R model in the international context by advancing our knowledge of the interplay between contextual demands and job-demands in affecting IBTs' stress, work-life difficulties and WLB.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 20