Rijksen, Ties (2024) The Link Between Workload and Unfinished Tasks and the Role of Self-management. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Research has identified possible detrimental consequences of unfinished tasks (Syrek et al., 2017; Syrek & Antoni, 2014; Weigelt et al., 2019; Weigelt & Syrek, 2017). However, contemporary research has focused on the consequences and has left the antecedents largely unexplored. Our study aimed to identify antecedents of unfinished task and look at behaviors that might influence the relationship between workload and unfinished tasks. We argue that workload is a logical antecedent of unfinished tasks since without any form of workload, unfinished tasks cannot exist. Therefore, we expect that workload is one of the main predictors of unfinished tasks. Simply reducing workload to help alleviate the pressure of unfinished tasks may not always be a feasible option (Bowling & Kirkendall, 2012). Also, research has found that inefficient management is one of the more common problems in businesses (Bowling et al., 2015). Therefore, we expect that self-regulatory behaviors, such as self-management, could be beneficial strategies to weaken the link between workload and unfinished tasks. We conducted a survey (n = 133) that consisted of multiple-item scales and used a cross-sectional research design to explore these antecedents and the relationship with unfinished tasks. We hypothesized that workload is positively correlated with unfinished tasks and that planning and goal setting moderate this relationship. Our data analysis revealed a significant correlation between workload and unfinished tasks. However, we did not manage to find the interaction effect we had expected. The results suggest that employees are not destined for unfinished tasks even under high workload conditions, highlighting the potential benefits of self-regulatory behaviors, such as self-management, to manage workload effectively.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Weigelt, O. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2024 12:58 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2024 12:58 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4063 |
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