The Grossman Group analyzed burnout in the workplace, including what causes it and how leaders in every level of an organization can help combat it. A survey of over 2,000 managers and employees was conducted in January 2024, with respondents being categorized into three groups: thriving, burned out, and ambivalent. Key findings include: 1.) 33% of U.S. … Continue reading How Can Leaders Combat Burnout in Their Organizations?
This blog post is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. As we reflect and speculate about what the workplace will look like after the COVID-19 pandemic, we are beginning to wrap our heads around the notion that remote working will last longer than many of us initially predicted. In May, we saw how large … Continue reading The Importance of Helping Employees Thrive in a Post-Coronavirus World
Topic: Employee Burnout Author(s), Title and Publication Miller, K. I., Ellis, B. H., Zook, E. G., & Lyles, J. S. (1990). An Integrated Model of Communication, Stress, and Burnout in the Workplace. Communication Research, 17(3), 300-326. Summary Based on social information processing theory and uncertainty reduction theory, this study proposed a model that presents the … Continue reading An Integrated Model of Communication, Stress, and Burnout in the Workplace
Topic: Leadership Communication and Employee Burnout Author(s), Title and Publication Jian, G. (2012). Revisiting the Association of LMX Quality With Perceived Role Stressors: Evidence for Inverted U Relationships Among Immigrant Employees. Communication Research. Summary This study examined the relationship between leader-member exchange (LMX) quality and organizational members’ role stress (role ambiguity, role conflict, and role … Continue reading Revisiting the Association of LMX Quality With Perceived Role Stressors: Evidence for Inverted U Relationships Among Immigrant Employees
Topic: Employee Burnout and Defensive Communication Author(s), Title and Publication Becker, J. H., Halbesleben, J. B., & O’Hair, H. (2005). Defensive Communication and Burnout in the Workplace: The Mediating Role of Leader–Member Exchange. Communication Research Reports, 22(2), 143-150. Summary This study used leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, which suggests that leaders develop different relationships with employees … Continue reading Defensive Communication and Burnout in the Workplace: The Mediating Role of Leader–Member Exchange