ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND EXPERIENCED BURNOUT: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY FROM A CHINESE CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
The International Journal of Organizational Analysis
ISSN: 1055-3185
Article publication date: 1 April 1998
Abstract
This study examined the relationships of normative and affective facets of organizational commitment with experienced burnout within the framework of the Confucian‐based Chinese culture. Data for this exploratory work were collected through a questionnaire survey of 147 employees of a Chinese‐owned bank in Hong Kong. The questionnaire consisted of scales on experienced burnout, organizational commitment, and work perceptions. Results showed that the mean score for normative commitment was significantly higher than the mean score for affective commitment. Regression analysis indicated that when age, tenure, organizational level, and work perceptions were controlled, normative commitment had a significant positive effect on experienced burnout, whereas affective commitment had no significant impact. Results are interpreted in the context of a Confucian‐based Chinese managerial ideology and implications are drawn for future research.
Citation
Tan, D.S.K. and Akhtar, S. (1998), "ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND EXPERIENCED BURNOUT: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY FROM A CHINESE CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE", The International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 310-333. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb028889
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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