Te Impact of Organizational and Personal Factors on Procrastination in Employees of a Modern Russian Industrial Enterprise

• Published in: Psychology in Russia : state of the art 2018-09, Vol.11 (3), p.69-85
• Main Authors: Valentina V. Barabanshchikova, Svetlana A. Ivanova, Oksana A. Klimova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: occupational stress syndrome; organizational culture; predictors of procrastination; procrastination; stress consequences; typical behavior patterns in occupational situations; work environment
• ISSN: 2074-6857; 2307-2202
• DOI: 10.11621/pir.2018.0305

Background. Tis article addresses the infuence of personal, professional, and organizational factors on procrastination in employees of a modern Russian industrial enterprise. Procrastination has been studied extensively since the 1970s, producing great research material and diagnostic tools that remain relevant to this day. Yet despite the large number of studies, no single point of view has emerged on the causes of this phenomenon. Aim. To investigate how personal, professional, and organizational factors infuence procrastination in employees of a modern Russian industrial enterprise. Design. 120 employees of a Russian industrial enterprise participated in the study, including 70 women and 50 men, mean age 35 years, mean work experience in this enterprise 4.3 years. We used four diagnostic methods to characterize work activity and organizational culture, personal characteristics, and specifcity of an occupational stress syndrome. We used correlation and regression analysis to analyze the results. Results. Te data identifed signifcant personal, professional, and organizational predictors of procrastination in the modern professional, such as being outgoing (the quality of sociability), innovative, detail-conscious, and conscientious. Equally signifcant are characteristics of the work situation such as its content and the signifcance of tasks. A signifcant weight in the predictive value of the regression model lies in the robust consequences of professional stress (anxiety and depression), openness toward change in the organization, and social desirability. Conclusion. Te level of procrastination among the employees of this enterprise predicts typical behavior patterns in performing professional tasks, subjective appraisal of the job situation, the experience of stress and its consequences, and perception of the organizational culture.