| Abstract [eng] |
An analysis of Machiavellian behaviour of managers and job burnout of employees, as separate phenomena, date back to as early as the 20th century, and these phenomena remain important to this day. It can be said that Machiavellianism and its characteristic behaviour - manipulation, deception, and lies - is encouraged by the current business environment and the society which is becoming more and more modern, whereas job burnout is triggered by an intense rhythm of work and life, which leads to constant stress and tension. The fundamental difference between these two phenomena is that Machiavellian behaviour is directed against another person by taking advantage of and manipulating him/her in order to achieve personal goals, whereas job burnout is considered as a personal problem of an individual, which is the result of working for a long period of time under stressful working conditions, feeling stress or tension. Therefore, these two phenomena can be linked in parallel with each other and their links can be assessed because managers of the organisation, in order to implement organisational goals, often take negative measures, rely on trickery and deceit, that is, they demonstrate Machiavellian behaviour directed at employees who, due to such circumstances, experience stress and tension, which leads to their personal burnout at work. Object of the Thesis: Links between Machiavellian behaviour of managers and job burnout of employees. Aim: To identify the links between Machiavellian behaviour of managers and job burnout of employees. Objectives: 1.To analyse the phenomenon of Machiavellian behaviour of managers and to identify its characteristic factors. 2.To analyse the phenomenon of job burnout of employees and to identify its characteristic factors. 3.To ground theoretically the links between Machiavellian behaviour of managers and job burnout of employees. 4.To ground empirically the links between Machiavellian behaviour of managers and job burnout of employees. 5.To present an adapted model of the links between Machiavellian behaviour of managers and job burnout of employees. Findings: During the study, it was established that the company managers are typical of Machiavellian behaviour, and the employees tend to experience job burnout. It was found that the company managers express an averagelevel of Machiavellian behaviour, which peak when the managers are pursuing control and status. During the study, it was found that the company employees experience an averagelevel of job burnout, which is most affected by inadequate working conditions and inappropriate nature of the work. In terms of specific factors, burnout of employees is most influenced by insufficient wages, overwork, excessive workload, high pace of work, lack of professional development opportunities, and exhaustion. In assessing the links between Machiavellian behaviour of managers and burnout of employees, it was found that all links between Machiavellian behaviour of managers and burnout of employees are statistically significant, i.e. a statistically significant positive relationship was identified between the phenomena analysed. |
