The “dark side” of projectification: The impact of project work on the employees’ well-being : A quantitative study of the impact of project work exposure on employees’ work-related well-being.
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Although project-based work is said to create dynamic environments for innovation and
learning, it can also make the employees vulnerable, exhausted and reduce their personal
worthiness. Some have even stated that it can be destructive to the employees’ well-being.
Employees’ well-being impacts not only the individual itself, but also the organizations they
work in and the society as a whole. Existing studies have explored how work in general
impact employees’ well-being, but few have assessed the impact of project-based work on
employees’ well-being. As the use of project-based work is constantly increasing it is highly
relevant and interesting to explore its impact on individuals. By using the Job Demand-
Control-Support model as the starting point of our study, we aim to explore the research gap
of how project work exposure impact employees’ well-being using a quantitative approach.
While the main hypothesis considers the impact of project demand on employees’ workrelated
well-being, the direct and potential moderating effects of project control and coworker
support are also included. In addition, project complexity is considered as a
moderating variable.
We have conducted a quantitative analysis, based on primary data collected through a webbased
questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed by three leading project management
associations in Scandinavia and answered by 136 respondents. The main data analysis was
done applying PLS-SEM. Our findings demonstrate that all of the independent variables had a
significant impact on employees’ work-related well-being, while the moderating variables did
not have any significant impact. Nevertheless, the results contribute to a better understanding
of the linkage between project work exposure and employees’ well-being.
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Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2018