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korean management review - Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 581-600
Abbreviation: kmr
ISSN: 1226-1874 (Print)
Print publication date 30 Jun 2025
Received 03 Dec 2024 Revised 05 Feb 2025 Accepted 17 Mar 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17287/kmr.2025.54.3.581

Presenteeism Among Careerists: A Problem and a Possible Solution
Dae-seok Kang ; Minjeong Jo ; Ilsoo Kim
(First Author, Corresponding Author) Inha University, Ccollege of Business of Administration (kang0180@inha.ac.kr)
(Co-Author) Inha University, Ccollege of Business of Administration (eileen3@snu.ac.kr)
(Co-Author) SABIC (Il-Soo.Kim@sabic.com)

출세주의자들의 프리젠티즘 현상: 그 부작용과 처방책
강대석 ; 조민정 ; 김일수
(주저자, 교신저자) 인하대학교 경영대학
(공저자) 인하대학교 경영대학
(공저자) SABIC

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Abstract

Extreme careerism has become increasingly prevalent in modern workplaces, posing a challenge to the sustainable development and long-term survival of organizations. Guided by Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, this study investigates how careerism contributes to work alienation and presenteeism. It proposes a moderated mediation model in which work alienation mediates the relationship between careerism and presenteeism. Additionally, it explores how perceived motivational climate—specifically mastery and performance climates—moderates this relationship. The study collected data from 330 employees across public and private sectors in the Seoul metropolitan area, using convenience sampling. Hayes’s PROCESS macro was used to test the proposed model. Results show that work alienation fully mediates the effect of careerism on presenteeism. Notably, mastery climate strengthens the indirect effect of careerism on presenteeism through work alienation—contrary to initial expectations. By identifying key psychological mechanisms that exacerbate presenteeism, this study offers practical recommendations to reduce productivity loss. It also broadens the theoretical understanding of destructive workplace behaviors and contributes to future research on career-driven organizational dynamics.

초록

과도한 직장내 커리어리즘이 더욱 뚜렷해지고 있는 가운데 이것은 사실상 조직의 지속 가능한 발전이나 생존과도 직결된다. 본 연구는 자원보존이론의 관점에서 출세주의자들의 이러한 이기심은 업무소외와 프리젠티즘을 자초한다고 가정한다. 우리의 조절된 매개 모형은 업무소외의 매개를 통해 커리어리즘이 프리젠티즘에 어떻게 영향을 미치는지, 아울러 지각된 모티베이션 분위기(숙련지향 및 성과지향)는 프리젠티즘에 대한 업무소외의 효과를 어떻게 조절하는지 보여준다. 연구 결과들은 민간 및 공공 분야의 다양한 직업군에서 330명의 응답자가 작성한 설문지로 수집한 데이터를 바탕으로 한다. 서울 수도권에서 편의 샘플링을 통해 데이터를 획득했다. 연구모형은 Hayes의 프로세스(process) 절차를 따라 분석되었다. 업무소외는 독립변인과 종속변인의 관계를 완전매개하는 것으로 밝혀졌으며, 두 모티베이션 분위기 중 숙련지향 분위기에서 업무소외를 통한 간접효과가 기대와 달리 반대 방향으로 조절되었는데, 숙련지향이 높게 지각될 때 그 효과가 더 강하게 나타났다. 연구자들은 종업원 프리젠티즘을 유발하는 변인의 규명을 통해 이러한 생산성 손실을 줄이기 위한 제언과 더불어 파괴 행동에 관한 연구 범위를 확대하여 관련 연구의 이론적 근거도 제공하고자 했다.

Keywords: Careerism, Work Alienation, Presenteeism, Motivational Climates, Mastery climate, Performance climate
키워드: 커리어리즘, 업무소외, 프리젠티즘, 모티베이션 분위기
Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2024S1A5A2A01021500).

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∙ 저자 강대석은 현재 인하대학교에서 경영대학 교수로 재직 중이다. 미국 미네소타대학교에서 인적자원개발 전공으로 박사를 취득했다. 주요 연구 분야는 리더십 및 커리어 개발, 심리적 특권의식, 직장 내 왕따 등이다.

∙ 저자 조민정은 현재 인하대학교 경영대학 강사로 재직 중이다. 서울대학교에서 인사조직 전공으로 경영학 석사 및 박사 학위를 취득했다. 주요 연구 분야는 전략적 인적자원관리, 인사 역량, 리더십 및 다양성 관리 등이다.

∙ 저자 김일수는 현재 사우디의 화학제조기업 SABIC에서 상무로 재직 중이다. 인하대학교에서 인사관리 전공으로 박사를 취득했다. 주요 연구 분야는 커리어리즘, 프리젠티즘, 사회적 자본 등이다.

 
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