Magdalena Ślazyk-Sobol

Professional burnout - a comparative analysis considering the selected sectors in Poland

Abstract Professional burnout - a comparative analysis considering the key sectors in Poland The article presents the results of empirical research referring to the problem of burnout caused by professional burnout among staff of the most significant sectors in Poland. The authors presents the first part of the research project which also covered re-examination conducted after the interval of nine months. The research focused at the search for predictors of the phenomenon of burnout which - according to the latest concept of Maslach and Leiter - are as follows: emotional exhaustion, cynicism ad a reduced sense of personal achievements. With the application of neural networks, both the impact of organisational factors (organisational climate, experience of organisational stress) as well as personality-based factors onto the presence of professional burnout was verified. The main application conclusions resulted from the first stage of the research were presented at the end of the article. Streszczenie Wypalenie zawodowe - analiza porównawcza z uwzględnieniem głównych branż w Polsce Artykuł przedstawia wyniki badań empirycznych dotyczących problematyki wypalenia pracą zawodową wśród pracowników najważniejszych branż w Polsce. Autorzy prezentują pierwszą część projektu badawczego, który obejmował także retest, przeprowadzony po dziewięciomiesięcznej przerwie. Badania koncentrowały się na poszukiwaniu predykatorów zjawiska wypalenia, które wg. najnowszej koncepcji Maslach i Leitera definiowane jest jako: wyczerpanie emocjonalne, cynizm oraz obniżone poczucie osiągnięć osobistych. Przy zastosowaniu sieci neuronowych zweryfikowano zarówno wpływ czynników organizacyjnych (klimat organizacyjny, doświadczenie stresu organizacyjnego) oraz osobowościowych na występowanie wypalenia zawodowego. W zakończeniu artykułu przedstawiono najważniejsze wnioski aplikacyjne wynikające z pierwszego etapu badań.

Age Management within Organizations – Employees’ Perceptions of the Phenomenon – Research Report

Abstract This article discusses the issue of age management in organizations and presents research results concerning workers’ perceptions of the phenomenon. The aim of the research was to study the perceptions of Polish employees of various professional fields, check employees’ level of knowledge of the age management issue, determine the variables differentiating this knowledge and verify whether employees consider age management to be useful and how they perceive experienced workers. The first part of the article presents concepts explaining what age management is in the context of demographic changes in European societies. Age management is a term encompassing a range of methods aiming at the possibly most effective use of human capital in organizations, irrespective of employees’ age, so that their work is efficient, profitable for the company as well as satisfying for the workers themselves. Strategies referring to age management should consider the perspectives of the company, employee, job market policy and demographic and economic situation conditions. In the later part of this article, the authors present the results of exploratory research into the level of knowledge of age management, the way it is perceived in organizations around Poland, mostly in international corporations. The research included employees of business and budget sectors. Respondents answered questionnaire questions by estimating, on the Likert scale, how they assess age management measures taken in their workplace, the need to use experienced workers’ potential, etc. In the authors’ opinion, because of the importance of the problem of efficient personnel management and promoting and applying age management programs, it is necessary for both employees and managers to have awareness, knowledge and positive attitude towards methods activating the potential of employees from various age ranges.

Burnout and its Correlates - an Empirical Study Conducted Among Education, Higher Education and Health Care Professionals

Abstract Burnout has serious consequences both for individuals and the organizations they work in. The issue generates interest among psychologist and management professionals and - according to the subject literature - there is a growing demand for helping those professional groups who face the risk of experiencing the negative effects of an exhausting working life. The aim of this paper is to characterize the phenomenon of burnout in Poland in the selected professional groups. The primary research was conducted on June and July 2017 on the group of 153 people working in the following areas: healthcare, education, higher education. Two types of questionnaire were used for the purpose of this research. The first was an LBQ Burnout Questionnaire, which is an adaptation of an Italian Link Burnout Questionnaire. The other questionnaire was originally devised by the authors to assess the perception of the phenomenon among Polish employees. The article presents the results concerning all the methods used during research and compared the results of the LBQ and the original questionnaire.

Dynamics of professional burnout - a comparative analysis considering the selected sectors in Poland, part II

Summary Dynamics of professional burnout - a comparative analysis considering the key sectors in Poland, part II The article is a continuation of the study presented in the text entitled: „Professional burnout - a comparative analysis considering the selected sectors in Poland”. Management. University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Economics and Management, Vol. 16, No.2., (p. 87 - 102). The authors present the results of the second part of the research on analysing the phenomenon of burnout among employees of the major sectors in Poland. The present material relates to the results of the re-test conducted after the nine-month interval. One again the cause-effect dependency models for the verified variables were presented for all the tested employed people and separately for each of the specified sectors. The most relevant applicable conclusions resulted from the implemented research projected were formulated. Streszczenie Dynamika wypalenia zawodowego - analiza porównawcza z uwzględnieniem głównych branż w Polsce, część II Artykuł stanowi kontynuację pracy przedstawionej w tekście „Professional burnout - a comparative analysis considering the selected sectors in Poland”. Management. Universtity of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Economics and Management, Vol. 16, No.2., (p. 87 - 102). Autorzy prezentują wyniki drugiej części badań poświęconych analizie zjawiska wypalenia wśród pracowników głównych branż w Polsce. Niniejszy materiał dotyczy wyników retestu, zrealizowanego po dziewięciomiesięcznej przerwie. Ponownie przedstawiono modele zależności przyczynowo - skutkowych dla weryfi kowanych zmiennych w odniesieniu do wszystkich badanych pracowników a także oddzielnie dla każdej z opisywanych branż. Sformułowano także najważniejsze wnioski aplikacyjne wynikające ze zrealizowanego projektu badawczego.