In the last 20 to 30 years the situation has changed greatly in the
labor market. The pressure to perform will ensure that more people are
suffering from burnout. The alienation Jerich Lisbeth sees as a major
cause of the disease that she has in her doctoral thesis at the
Institute for Organization and Personnel Management at the University
of Graz under the microscope.
"My study differs from that of other burnout studies have shown that
there is described the disease as a result of work stress," said
Jerich. However, it was not traceable. There are many people who have
stress, but are far away from burnout. "Only the stress that comes
from the aspect of alienation leads to burnout," the economic
scientist. In this game the relationship of people to their work a
major role. "Was it about 30 years ago still primarily idealistic
aspirations, which were responsible for the shift to a particular
work, today it is rather selfish motives, such as the pursuit of
money, power and prestige," said Jerich. "The search for the
self-realization is growing by the wayside. This leads to increased
conflict and the resulting values to an inner indifference, a sense
of emptiness and mere materialism." The result is alienation feelings
toward work and colleagues. "Jerich is for the loss of these ideals in
society leading cause of burnout.
"The foundation stone is laid for burnouts frequently affects the
choice of profession," says the economist. It is often difficult to
make an authentic, that is the appropriate choice of career interests
and aptitudes. "The public of the hand provided information and
consulting services ranging from no longer sufficient to counteract
externally determined career. Decision training here appear
promising."
The change in the economy has left his mark on a human scale.
"Because burnout is not only an expression of alienation from work,
but also by colleagues." The working atmosphere in the so-called
"modern enterprise" is often characterized by systematic harassment.
Competition-oriented climate - with a high performance pressure, the
threat of job losses and reorganization measures are added. "Bullying
in the workplace and a poor work environment go hand in hand,"
explains the expert. Countermeasures could be a restructuring of work
organization, education and training, conflict commissioner and the
conclusion of an operating agreement of partnership in the workplace.
By maximizing the increasing pressure of business profits, there are
concepts such as "Re-engineering", "downsizing" and "Lean Management".
"But that such rationalization efforts, the increasingly vocal demands
make it difficult for the humanization of work." It is Jerich the
steep hierarchies to be very critical. "In the management area, there
are still many places also the deepest stone-age communication company
works in many poorly or not at all." Says the researcher, the Human
Resources Management in the tax advisory - conducts and accounting
firm TPA Horwath.
"Of course there are people who tend by certain personality traits
tend to burnout than others," said Jerich. However, these features can
not be viewed as a trigger. Social, institutional and interpersonal
factors always play a role. "But the fact is that in principle any
risk-burnout," says Jerich finally in press-text interview.
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