<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The main objective of the paper is to determine the impact of behavioral symptoms of burnout of older employees on their work engagement in large- and mediumsized companies in Slovenia. The research is based on the implementation of a factor analysis by which we wanted to reduce the large number of variables into a smaller number of factors. With those factors, we performed a simple linear regression. Based on the results, we confirmed the hypothesis that behavioral symptoms of burnout of older employees have a statistically significant negative impact on their work engagement. Well-being of employees of varying ages in the workplace is key for long-term effectiveness of companies. From this point of view, companies should apply appropriate measures to reduce burnout as well as to contribute to employees’ well-being and better workplace performance, which is reflected in work engagement of employees.</p></abstract>

The main objective of the paper is to determine the impact of behavioral symptoms of burnout of older employees on their work engagement in large- and mediumsized companies in Slovenia. The research is based on the implementation of a factor analysis by which we wanted to reduce the large number of variables into a smaller number of factors. With those factors, we performed a simple linear regression. Based on the results, we confirmed the hypothesis that behavioral symptoms of burnout of older employees have a statistically significant negative impact on their work engagement. Well-being of employees of varying ages in the workplace is key for long-term effectiveness of companies. From this point of view, companies should apply appropriate measures to reduce burnout as well as to contribute to employees’ well-being and better workplace performance, which is reflected in work engagement of employees.

The Impact of Behavioral Symptoms of Burnout on Work Engagement of Older Employees: The Case of Slovenian Companies

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

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The main objective of the paper is to determine the impact of behavioral symptoms of burnout of older employees on their work engagement in large- and...

The Impact of Behavioral Symptoms of Burnout on Work Engagement of Older Employees: The Case of Slovenian Companies

Data publikacji: 25 wrz 2018

Zakres stron: 3 - 11

Otrzymano: 01 cze 2018

Przyjęty: 01 sie 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ngoe-2018-0013

Słowa kluczowe
burnout, behavioral symptoms of burnout, older employees, work engagement

© 2018 Maja Rožman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Impact of Behavioral Symptoms of Burnout on Work Engagement of Older Employees: The Case of Slovenian Companies

Data publikacji: 25 wrz 2018

Zakres stron: 3 - 11

Otrzymano: 01 cze 2018

Przyjęty: 01 sie 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ngoe-2018-0013

Słowa kluczoweburnout, behavioral symptoms of burnout, older employees, work engagement

© 2018 Maja Rožman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
burnout, behavioral symptoms of burnout, older employees, work engagement