Burnout among Accounting and Finance Academics in Ireland

Autor/inn/en	Byrne, Marann; Chughtai, Aamir; Flood, Barbara; Murphy, Evelyn; Willis, Pauline
Titel	Burnout among Accounting and Finance Academics in Ireland
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Management, 27 (2013) 2, S.127-142 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-354X
DOI	10.1108/09513541311297513
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Accounting; Teaching Methods; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Job Satisfaction; Multiple Regression Analysis; Inferences; Correlation; Stress Variables; Colleges; Higher Education; Prediction; Predictor Variables; Teacher Surveys; Questionnaires; Teacher Burnout; Ireland; Maslach Burnout Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Inference; Inferenz; Korrelation; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Vorhersage; Prädiktor; Fragebogen; Burnout-syndrom; Burnout; Teacher; Teachers; Burnout-Syndrom; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Irland
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the levels of burnout experienced by accounting and finance academics in Ireland. Design/methodology/approach: Data for this cross-sectional survey study were collected from 100 accounting and finance academics teaching in Irish third level institutions. Independent sample "t"-tests, one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and step-wise multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data. Findings: Results indicate that the majority of accounting and finance academics experience low or average burnout with regard to emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation but encounter a high degree of burnout with regard to personal accomplishment. While none of the background or workload variables captured in the study explain variation in the levels of burnout experienced, some aspects of job satisfaction are significant predictors of the three dimensions of burnout. Research limitations/implications: The cross-sectional design of this study does not allow causal inferences to be made. Furthermore, since all data were self-reported, it is possible that common method variance may be an issue. Despite these limitations, results suggest that increasing faculty members' job satisfaction can be a useful strategy for preventing academic burnout. Originality/value: This is the first study to examine the issue of burnout among academics in an Irish context. Moreover, it is one of the few studies, which has explored the phenomenon of burnout among university faculty members. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10