Perception of Healthy Organizational Practices of Workers in the Chilean Educational Sector and Impact on Their Levels of Engagement and Burnout

Francisco Ganga-Contreras, Alvaro Acuña-Hormazábal (), Paulina Ceballos-Garrido, Olga Pons-Peregort and Luis Araya-Castillo
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Francisco Ganga-Contreras: Faculty of Education and Humanities, Universidad de Tarapacá, Santiago 8320152, Chile
Alvaro Acuña-Hormazábal: Faculty of Business Sciences, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán 3800708, Chile
Paulina Ceballos-Garrido: School of Business and Administration, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán 3800708, Chile
Olga Pons-Peregort: Department of Business Organization, Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Luis Araya-Castillo: Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 7591538, Chile

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-10

Abstract: Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching was considered one of the most stressful occupations, one that could provoke burnout in workers. Continuing to provide educational services despite the pandemic and the new methodologies was a challenge for teachers that demonstrated their engagement in their work. This research, from the model of healthy and resilient organizations (HERO), aimed to assess the perception of healthy organizational practices (HOP) of teachers of an educational institution during the years 2020 and 2021 and the impact they have on their levels of engagement and burnout. Through the application of three instruments, 154 responses were obtained. The data were analyzed through correlations and mean comparisons. The main results show that in 2020, the correlations between HOP with engagement and burnout were positive and negative, respectively, as expected. In 2021, the perception of HOP decreased, as did teacher engagement, while burnout increased. In conclusion, the findings suggest that HOP can become a sustainable human resource management tool that promotes teachers’ mental health, even in challenging times.

Keywords: healthy organizational practices; engagement; burnout; COVID-19; educational sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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