Title: Exploring factors and coping strategies to combat job burnout
Author(s) : Sean Ratican, Robert Antenucci
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the operation of organizations on an ongoing basis. As companies cope with labor strains and shifts in the workforce, preventing exhaustion in existing employees is a vital concern. In this presentation, the authors develop a conceptual framework that identifies key variables that can be used to predict burnout in employees. The conceptual framework is presented by synthesizing interrelated concepts and stress-related components which can be identified and mitigated through the application of existing theories to reduce burnout in the workplace. This deductive approach to identifying burnout trends within the current workforce will advance the current field of study by aggregating research from numerous sectors, macroeconomic data, and industrial reports in order to identify common variables that can impact employee subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The authors then identify applied evidence-based recommendations that can be used as possible responses to employee burnout.