Empirical Analysis of Relationship between Occupational Stress and Organizational Burnout: Evidence from Higher Educational Institutions of Pakistan
Malik Mamoon Munir, Zahid Mehmood

Abstract
Occupational stress and organizational burnout are the two major elements to determine organizational behavior and employees’ attitude to work. The purpose of conducting this study is to examine relationship between occupational stress and organizational burnout among higher educational institutions employees and to investigate the impact of gender and job tenure of employees on stated relationship. To measure the occupational stress, modified instrument of Occupational Role Questionnaire (ORQ) is used developed by Osipow and Spokane (1981). Whereas the organizational burnout is measured by modified instrument of Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) developed by Masclach and Jackson (1986). The study sample consists of 230 respondents working in higher educational institutions of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan, selected on basis of convenience sampling. Findings of the present study suggested that there is significant positive association between occupational stress and organizational burnout among higher educational institutions employees. Furthermore, present study also concluded that stress and burnout are independent of gender and job tenure impacts. However, employees’ hesitation for willingness to respond due to lack of awareness about research importance was limitation of the study. The study will help to understand the relationship between the constructs, and further guidance to devise certain policies in lieu of training, career and growth development programs to overcome the organizational issues.

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