EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND JOB BURNOUT IN THE CONTEXT OF TELEWORKING

Codruța OSOIAN; Anamaria PETRE

doi:10.2478/subboec-2022-0012

Authors

Codruța OSOIAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4875-5571
Anamaria PETRE Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeş-Bolyai University, 58-60, Theodor Mihaly Street, 400591, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. *Coresponding author: anamaria.petre@econ.ubbcluj.ro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/subboec-2022-0012

Keywords:

employee engagement, burnout, teleworking

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between engagement and job burnout perceived by teleworking employees. The theoretical framework of this paper explains the concepts of telework, work engagement, and job burnout, but also the relationships between these variables. Telework is a “new reality” for many employees, and in this new work context, engagement and burnout must be investigated, especially for entry level employees. We analyzed the relationship between engagement and telework, respectively burnout and telework based on a questionnaire. The results reveal a positive relationship between engagement and telework and a negative correlation between burnout and telework. The research results also show that burnout has a high level among telework employees, and exhaustion is the most pronounced problem.

JEL classification: J24, M54, O15.

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