The Causal Relationship of the Centralized Decision-Making and Workplace Mobbing With job Burnout Considering the Mediating Role of Organizational Silence

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

 
Introduction: Today, burnout has become a common organizational problem that covers all aspects of people's lives and has led to a reduction in labor and damage to the country's economy and production.The aim of current research was to investigate the causal relationship of the centralized decision-Making and workplace mobbing with job burnout considering mediating role of organizational silence.
Material and Methods: The study was correlational research based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of present study was all employees of management of repair, completion, and technical services wells of National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) in 2019. This population used as research sample (376 employees).The participants completed the Centralization in the decision-Making (46)), Organizational Silence ((39),), Workplace Mobbing (48) and Job Burnout (6) Questionnaires. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for data analysis. The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Results showed that the proposed model fit the data properly.
Findings:  results showed that centralized decision-Making and workplace mobbing had significant path coefficients with job burnout. Moreover, indirect path coefficients of centralized decision-Making and workplace mobbing with job burnout through organizational silence were significant.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded  that in order to reduce job  burnout, it is necessary to consider the role of centralized decision-making, mobbing  in the workplace and organizational silence.
 

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  • Receive Date: 09 October 2020
  • Revise Date: 20 January 2021
  • Accept Date: 09 May 2021

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