An evaluation of organizational climate and its relationship with job burnout in hospital and college libraries

PurposeThe library is one of the critical foundations of informing and educating the public, and it should fulfil its function in the community, which is disseminating knowledge effectively. The library must have a dynamic space and an appropriate atmosphere to do this. Also, librarians should assis...

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Published in:Performance measurement and metrics 2024-11, Vol.25 (3/4), p.117-126
Main Authors: Sohani, Fatemeh, Valizadeh-Haghi, Saeideh, Nasibi-Sis, Hamed, Zandkarimi, Sana, Sheikhshoaei, Fatemeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Burnout
Employees
Hospitals
Learning
Medical science
Organizational aspects
Psychological stress
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Summary:PurposeThe library is one of the critical foundations of informing and educating the public, and it should fulfil its function in the community, which is disseminating knowledge effectively. The library must have a dynamic space and an appropriate atmosphere to do this. Also, librarians should assist clients outside of stressful work environments. This study aimed to examine the association between organizational climate and job burnout in the hospital and college libraries of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.Design/methodology/approachThis study is a cross-sectional survey. The population includes all librarians working in the college and hospital libraries of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Two questionnaires, including organizational climate “ClimateQUAL” and job burnout “Maslach and Jackson”, were applied to collect data. It was hypothesized that there is a correlation between the organizational climate and the burnout of librarians.FindingsThe findings revealed that the organizational climate and job burnout are not in a favourable situation, with average scores of 4.70 and 2.50, respectively. Furthermore, there is a significant statistical relationship between organizational climate and job burnout (p-value
ISSN:1467-8047
1758-6925
DOI:10.1108/PMM-02-2023-0004