Based on the theoretical framework presented above we got the following research model and
hypotheses.
P
MASTEROPPGAVE
Figure 3.3. Research model.
rojects has become widely used in recent
can be destructive to the employees’ well-being
years, and
use of
project-based
work
(Gällstedt,
H 1 : the
Project
demand
is negatively
related to
employees’ 2003).
work-related well-being.
is said to foster innovation, efficiency, bet
ter conditions for learning, flexibility, less bure
By using the Job Demand-Control-Support
H 2 : Project control has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between project
aucratic control, motivation and so on (Burke &
model (Karasek, 1979) as the starting point of our
demand and employees’ work-related well-being.
Morley, 2016; Packendorff, 2002). There has been
study, we aimed to explore the research gap of
H 3 : on Project
control sides
is positively
related to how
employees’
work-related
well-being.
lots of research
the positive
of project
project
work exposure
impact employees’
work, but recently some of the focus has shif
well-being using a quantitative approach. While
ted towards the
sides
of it. has
An a impor
the main
hypothesis
considered
the impact of
H 4 : negative
Co-worker
support
positive moderating
effect
on the relationship
between
tant question has been,
and
still and
is, whether
or work-related
project well-being.
demand on employees’ work-related
project
demand
employees’
not project-based work really is as attractive as
well-being, the direct and potential moderating
H 5 : Co-worker support is positively related to employees´ work-related
it seems (Cicmil et al., 2016).
effects of project control and co-worker support
well-being.
were also included. In addition, project comple
According to Schoper et al. (2016, p. 27) “over the
xity was considered as a moderating variable.
Project increasing
complexity has
a negative
last decades H a 6 : steadily
amount
of moderating impact on the relationship between
project demand
and employees’
well-being.
We conducted
a quantitative analysis, based on
value creation of companies
has been
generated work-related
by projects ”. The projectification of the society, primary data collected through a web-based
and the popularity of projects, lead to an increa questionnaire. The questionnaire was distribu
sing number of individuals working in projects ted by leading project management associations
(Ekstedt, 2009). While project-based work is said tion and learning, it can also make the employ in Scandinavia and answered by 136 respondents.
23
The main data analysis was done applying PLS-
ees vulnerable, exhausted and reduce their per the first using a quantitative approach to assess
sonal worthiness. Some have even stated that it the relationship between project work exposure
to create dynamic environments for innova
SEM. We are to the best of our knowledge among
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