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Associations among altruism, burnout dimensions, and organizational citizenship behaviour

Ij. Hetty Van Emmerik Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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I. M. Jawahar Illinois State University, Illinois, USA
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Thomas H. Stone Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA
Pages 93-100 | Published online: 23 Feb 2007
 
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Abstract

Most studies of burnout have focused on lack of resources, prevalence of burnout, and negative outcomes. In contrast, this study examined the relationships among altruism, burnout and a positive outcome, namely, the engagement in organizational citizenship behaviour. Web questionnaires were distributed to employees in three professional organizations. The results from the 178 respondents indicated that altruism is related to organizational citizenship behaviour. Of the three dimensions of burnout, only reduced personal accomplishment was (negatively) associated with engagement in organizational citizenship behaviours. Implications of the results are discussed and directions for future research are offered.

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