Entrepreneurial Work Stress and Quality of Work Life: Navigating Workload and Frustration in Uncertain Times

Eva Benková (), Zuzana Birknerová and Miroslav Gombár
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Eva Benková: University of Presov
Zuzana Birknerová: University of Presov
Miroslav Gombár: University of Presov

A chapter in New Challenges of the Global Economy for Business Management, 2025, pp 1261-1272 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The paper aims to present the latest results of the study on the issue of work stress and the quality of work life (QWL) of entrepreneurs. The study introduced a novel examination of the relationship between work stress and the QWL specifically for entrepreneurs in Slovakia in an era of uncertain economic and business environment, a topic that is often underexplored in existing literature. The novelty of the study lies in the application of the QWL methodology to the entrepreneurial environment in Slovakia. The research aim was to analyze the relationship between workload and work frustration in the context of the quality of work life (QWL) of entrepreneurs and to identify key factors influencing work stress. Based on the analysis of data obtained from a large sample of 996 respondents through the QWL questionnaire collected in the period from 01/2024 to 03/2024, the study identifies key factors such as workload and work frustration that contribute to the perception of work stress. Using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, we found out that there is a significant relationship between these factors. The results revealed that improving the quality of working life is essential for maintaining entrepreneurs’ satisfaction and added to the research novelty by providing empirical evidence on the importance of improving work-life quality to sustain entrepreneur satisfaction amidst constant changes and challenges in an uncertain entrepreneurial environment.

Keywords: Work stress; Quality of work life; Work load; Frustration at work; Uncertain entrepreneurial environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-4116-1_80

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