Factors Affecting the Workplace Burnout under The COVID-19 pandemic
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This article aimed to study relationships between factors influencing the adoption of the workplace burnout under the COVID-19 pandemic of energy business companies in the eastern region of Thailand; and factors influencing the adoption of the workplace burnout under the COVID-19 pandemic of energy business companies in the eastern region of Thailand. This research is quantitative. The instrument for collecting data was an online questionnaire (Google Form). The sample consisted of 400 employees of energy business companies in the eastern region of Thailand. The sample size was calculated from the sample-size ratio of Yamane (1967). They were selected by multi-stage sampling. analysis data by percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson product moment correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression.
The research results were found as follows; 1) The most influential factors affecting the adoption of workplace burnout under the COVID-19 pandemic among energy business companies in the eastern region of Thailand were: opportunities to promote employee well-being (r.=.594) and opportunities for flexible working (r.=.555). 2) The factors influencing the adoption of workplace burnout under the COVID-19 pandemic among energy business companies in the eastern region of Thailand are the culture of participation, equality, and fairness; the strengthened role of line managers; and work hours.
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