Organizational structure as a determinant of job burnout

Bilal, Atif; Ahmed, Hafiz Mushtaq

Abstract

This exploratory study determined the impact of organizational structure, particularly participation in decision making, instrumental communication, formalization, integration, and promotional opportunity, on burnout among Pakistani pediatric nurses. Data were collected from pediatric nurses working for Punjab's largest state-run hospital. The findings revealed that participation in decision making, instrumental communication, and promotional opportunity prevented burnout. Formalization contributed to burnout but integration was not related to burnout. Quite interestingly, except for supervisory status, most control variables for this study were not significantly related to emotional burnout. Hence, the hypothesis that organizational structure is a determinant of job burnout was accepted.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Sep 28, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 31, 2017
• Deposit Date: Nov 17, 2023
• Journal: Workplace Health and Safety
• Print ISSN: 2165-0799
• Electronic ISSN: 2165-0969
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 118-128
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2165079916662050
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11390858