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Exploration of exhaustion in early-career construction professionals in India

Ashish Rastogi (NICMAR Business School, NICMAR University, Pune, India)
Harish Kumar Singla (NICMAR Business School, NICMAR University, Pune, India)

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

ISSN: 0969-9988

Article publication date: 30 March 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of job, organizational and personal factors on exhaustion (EXH) in early career construction professionals in India.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey questionnaire was developed and circulated among early career construction professionals in India. The responses on job, organizational and personal demands (role ambiguity, stakeholder management and work-family conflict respectively) and job, organizational and personal resources (job autonomy (JA), perceived organizational support and emotional intelligence respectively) were sought using standard measures. The valid data (N = 187) thus collected, was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM).

Findings

The study finds that in terms of demands, stakeholder management and work family conflict have a significant positive effect on EXH. In other words, EXH level increases with the increase in these two. With respect to resources, JA has a negative effect on EXH. This implies that as JA increases, the EXH level goes down.

Originality/value

This study is the first to examine factors causing EXH in early career construction professionals in India. This study is significant on two counts. First, it proposes a comprehensive theoretical model based in job demands-resources (JD-R) theory customized for construction sector. Second, the empirical examination is situated in the Indian context, which remains underexplored despite its economic and demographic significance.

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Citation

Rastogi, A. and Singla, H.K. (2023), "Exploration of exhaustion in early-career construction professionals in India", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2022-0938

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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