PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSTRUCT & HUMAN RESOURCE DETERIORATION: HOW BURNOUT STRESS AND JOB INSECURITY TRIGGER TURNOVER INTENTION? A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY FROM PAKISTAN
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| Author(s): |
Muhammad Azeem Qureshi
Irfan Haider Shakri
Muhammad Tariq
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| Abstract | This study examines the impact of job burnout, occupational stress, and perceived job insecurity which has been termed as a psychological construct; on the turnover intention of the employees working in the private healthcare sector of Pakistan. The psychological construct consists of a bunch of variables that have not been measured so far in the proposed combination in any study conducted in Pakistan. This study examines the phenomenon in the healthcare sector where under the influence of perceived job insecurity, working for long hours in consecutive shifts under chronic pressure for a long time causes occupational stress and burnout which leads to the turnover intention that ultimately results in deterioration of human resource. This is cross-sectional, hypothesis testing research based on primary data collected from 5 renowned private sector healthcare institutions. The data was gathered through a convenient sampling technique from 141 respondents comprising of doctors, nurses, administrative & allied-health staff. The results suggest that the turnover intention is significantly positively influenced by job burnout, occupational stress, and perceived job insecurity. Results also support that these conditions may lead to loss of potential talent and hence failure in the attainment of organizational long-term objectives. Excessive workload, long working hours, intense working environment, and demanding job tasks are the key factors that contribute to occupational stress and burnout. These conditions become more severe when accompanied by perceived job insecurity due to economic instability or elevated unemployment rate. This study can also be helpful to devise strategies to prevent or attenuate long-term psychological and physical disorders of incumbents which ultimately affect the entire society. |
| Keywords | Job burnout, Occupational stress, perceived job insecurity, Turnover intention |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Type | Short Report |
| Recognized by | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC | Category | "Y" | Journal Name | IBT Journal of Business Studies | Publisher Name | ILMA University | Jel Classification | - | DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2015.11.02.07 | ISSN no (E, Electronic) | 2409-6520 | ISSN no (P, Print) | 2416-8393 | Country | Pakistan | City | Karachi | Institution Type | University | Journal Type | Open Access | Manuscript Processing | Blind Peer Reviewed | Format | Paper Link | http://ibtjbs.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jbs/11.2/7.%20Psychological%20Construct%20&%20Human%20Resource%20Deterioration%20How%20Burnout%20Stress%20&%20Job%20Insecurity%20trigger%20Turnover%20intention%20A%20Cross%20Sectional%20Study%20from%20Pakistan.pdf | Page | 81-91 |