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Understanding the Relationship between Overtime and Burnout

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  • Edna Rabenu
  • Sharona Aharoni-Goldenberg

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This study examines the apparent inconsistent relationship between overtime and burnout, and proposes a tentative model for conceptualizing it. We suggest that, in examining the relationship between overtime and burnout, attention should be paid to the categorization of working hours that includes work of up to 12 hours per day and work exceeding 12 hours per day. The categorization assumes that workers in the latter category have fewer opportunities for recovery and are, therefore, more prone to burnout. We postulate two moderators that can shed light on the contradictory findings concerning the relationship between overtime and burnout. First, we elaborate on the definition of the term “heavy work investment” and emphasize the importance of distinguishing between the various levels of work investment by workers who work long hours, namely, excessive work investment (EWI), moderate work investment (MWI), and low work investment (LWI). Second, we analyze the importance of autonomy, distinguishing between perceived and actual autonomy of the employees with regard to their schedule. Propositions as well as theoretical and practical implications are offered.

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  • Edna Rabenu & Sharona Aharoni-Goldenberg, 2017. "Understanding the Relationship between Overtime and Burnout," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(4), pages 324-335, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:47:y:2017:i:4:p:324-335
    DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2017.1382269
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    1. Aurora B. Le & Abdulrazak O. Balogun & Todd D. Smith, 2022. "Long Work Hours, Overtime, and Worker Health Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study among Stone, Sand, and Gravel Mine Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-9, June.
    2. Julio Cesar Acosta-Prado & Juan Guillermo Sandoval-Reyes & Carlos Sanchís-Pedregosa, 2020. "Job Demands and Recovery Experience: The Mediation Role of Heavy Work Investment," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 22(Special 1), pages 1206-1206, November.
    3. Aharon Tziner & Carmen Buzea & Edna Rabenu & Or Shkoler & Camelia Truta, 2019. "Understanding the Relationship Between Antecedents of Heavy Work Investment (HWI) and Burnout," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 21(50), pages 153-153, February.
    4. Filiz Tabak & Aharon Tziner & Or Shkoler & Edna Rabenu, 2021. "The Complexity of Heavy Work Investment (HWI): A Conceptual Integration and Review of Antecedents, Dimensions, and Outcomes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-16, July.
    5. Edna Rabenu & Or Shkoler, 2022. "Heavy-Work Investment, Its Organizational Outcomes and Conditional Factors: A Contemporary Perspective over a Decade of Literature," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-19, December.
    6. Alina Simona Tecau & Cristinel Petrisor Constantin & Radu Constantin Lixandroiu & Ioana Bianca Chitu & Gabriel Bratucu, 2020. "Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Heavy Work Investment in Romania," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 22(Special 1), pages 1049-1049, November.
    7. repec:aud:audfin:v:21:y:2019:i:50:p:153 is not listed on IDEAS
    8. Sonja Ivancevic & Tatjana Ivanovic & Milica Maricic & Mladen Cudanov, 2020. "Student Heavy Work Investment, Burnout, and Their Antecedents: The Case of Serbia," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 22(Special 1), pages 1182-1182, November.

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