Job Burnout of Construction Project Managers: Considering the Role of Organizational Justice

Yang, Fan; Li, Xiaodong; Song, Ziyang; Li, Yulong; Zhu, Yimin

doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001567

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“…Seven items for OS were adopted from Eisenberger et al, [76][77][78] all measured on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree). Sample items included "The organization attaches great importance to my work goals and values" and "The organization always helps me whenever I am facing bad time."…”

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<p>Exploring the Relationships Between a Toxic Workplace Environment, Workplace Stress, and Project Success with the Moderating Effect of Organizational Support: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan</p>

Wang

Zaman

Rasool

et al. 2020

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Researchers have shown great interest in the relationships among a toxic workplace environment, workplace stress, and project success, which have led to an expansive body of research on the topic. In light of this work, the current study explores the effects of a toxic workplace environment (TWE) and workplace stress (WS) as determinants of project success in the renewable energy projects of Pakistan. Based on the resource-based view (RBV) theory, the study proposes and tests a model with organizational support as a moderating variable. Research Methodology: A 30-item questionnaire survey was administered among staff of ten renewable energy project companies located in the vicinity of Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad (Pakistan). The target population was senior managers, middle-level managers, and administrative staff. Structural equation modelling was used to estimate the predictive power of the model. Results: A toxic workplace environment was found to have negative relationships with project success and workplace stress. Organizational support served as a moderator in the relationship between a toxic workplace environment and workplace stress and thus contributed to the success of a project. Conclusion: Toxic workplace environment and the resulting workplace stress have a negative effect on project success. Projects undertaken in the energy sector have tight deadlines, which create stress that leads to a range of mental and physical health problems. Workers facing these problems can ultimately suffer from such diseases as depression, anxiety, and insomnia. These issues lower morale and, thus, negatively affect productivity. The provision of organizational support can mitigate the negative effects.

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<p>Exploring the Relationships Between a Toxic Workplace Environment, Workplace Stress, and Project Success with the Moderating Effect of Organizational Support: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan</p>

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Zaman

Rasool

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“…However, Leung’s research perspective not only focuses on burnout, but also measures long-term psychological stress in conjunction with two other stress indicators (e.g., work stress and physiological stress) to verify their impact on project manager performance. Yang et al [2] analyzed the antecedent variables of the job burnout of construction project managers from the perspective of organizational justice, based on a job demand-resource model. They proposed that material support from the project organization can reduce the level of employee burnout more effectively than can spiritual support.…”

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“…Therefore, the organizational support of the construction industry can be defined as the attitude of the construction company toward employee’s contributions, as well as the concern of the construction company for the welfare of its employees [55]. Referring to the questionnaire design used in Yang et al [2] and Hao et al [61], this study measures organizational support from three dimensions i.e., support of work, identification of value and concern for employees’ interests.…”

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“…The measured variables are mainly composed of an independent variable, dependent variable and moderating variable. A total of six measurement items draw on the studies of Eisenberger [55], Hao et al [61] and Yang et al [2]. These items are set to measure organizational support.…”

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“…Job burnout has become a serious problem in the construction industry, which is a typical task-driven industry [1,2]. Construction has always been regarded as an industry with high levels of work pressure and stress [3,4].…”

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Job Burnout of Construction Project Managers: Considering the Role of Organizational Justice

Cited by 42 publications

References 45 publications

<p>Exploring the Relationships Between a Toxic Workplace Environment, Workplace Stress, and Project Success with the Moderating Effect of Organizational Support: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan</p>

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