Are business trips a unique kind of respite?

Mina Westman*, Dalia Etzion, Shoshi Chen

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this chapter, we discuss the impact of business trips on travelers and their families from the perspective of respite, thus embedding business trips in stress theories. We begin by reviewing the literature on respite and recovery. Focusing on the role of travelers' resources, we relate the phenomenon of business trips to conservation of resources (COR) and job demands-resource (JD-R) theories. We then discuss the negative and positive characteristics and outcomes of business trips. We offer evidence from interviews with business travelers regarding the special character- istics and consequences of business trips. We summarize by addressing the question of whether business trips are a special kind of respite.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCurrent Perspectives on Job-Stress Recovery
EditorsDaniel Ganster, Pamela Perrewe
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited
Pages167-204
Number of pages38
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-84855-545-7
ISBN (Print)9781848555440
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Publication series

NameResearch in Occupational Stress and Well Being
Volume7
ISSN (Print)1479-3555

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