Understanding the Relationship Between Antecedents of Heavy Work Investment (HWI) and Burnout

Aharon Tziner, Carmen Buzea, Edna Rabenu, Or Shkoler and Camelia Truta
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Aharon Tziner: Netanya Academic College, Netanya, Israel
Carmen Buzea: Transilvania University of Bra?ov, Romania
Edna Rabenu: Netanya Academic College, Netanya, Israel
Or Shkoler: Netanya Academic College, Netanya, Israel
Camelia Truta: Transilvania University of Bra?ov, Romania

The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, 2019, vol. 21, issue 50, 153

Abstract: Following Snir and Harpaz’s (2012) model of Heavy Work Investment (HWI), we propose a model that clarifies the relationship of antecedents of HWI to burnout. The model consists of several components: (a) external/situational antecedents, ‘income’ and ‘workload’ and internal/dispositional antecedents, ‘job engagement’ and ‘workaholism’; (b) a mediator variable, HWI (divided into ‘time’ and ‘effort’); and (c) ‘burnout’ as the outcome variable. Data was obtained by social science students who surveyed 388 Romanian employees, ages 19 to 66, on two consecutive occasions with a six-week interval (times T1 and T2). Using structural equation modelling, the mediation has an excellent fit at both T1 and T2. The mediation role of HWI is confirmed for T2, with respect to three factors – job engagement, workaholism and workload – but not for T1. The findings are discussed, as are their contribution to the theoretical literature and new directions for further research and organizational practice.

Keywords: heavy work investment; job engagement; workaholism; burnout; workload; mediation analysis. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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