Burnout Among Manufacturing Workers in China: The Effects of Organizational Socialization and Leadership Behavior
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Abstract
The relationship between organizational socialization Training, Understanding, Coworker Support, and Future Prospects and leadership behavior Monitor, Producer, Consideration for Others, and Trust in Others and burnout Emotional Exhaustion and Personal Accomplishment were explored and discussed. Data were collected from 341 Chinese manufacturing workers in Southern China. Results revealed that organizational socialization was highly and negatively correlated with Emotional Exhaustion, but highly and positively with Personal Accomplishment. Monitor, Consideration, and Trust were highly and negatively correlated with Emotional Exhaustion, but all the four leadership behaviors were highly and positively correlated with Personal Accomplishment. Regression revealed Training and Monitor to be significant predictors of Emotional Exhaustion, and Understanding, Coworker Support, and Trust explained significant variance of Personal Accomplishment. Management implications are discussed, and future research is indicated.
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