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Arresting burnout: The role of Karma yoga

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  • Surya Prakash Pati

    (Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode)

  • Ashish Rastogi

    (Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode)

  • Pankaj Kumar

    (Indian Institute of Management Lucknow)

Abstract

An outcome of aversive working conditions, burnout remains a prime cause of concern for organizational researchers. Arresting burnout in the workforce is important as it is associated with numerous negative consequences for employees as well as organizations. One of the prominent approach that explains the incidence of burnout is the conservation of resources which advocates that burnout results when individuals perceive net loss of valuable resources which cannot be replenished. In this paper, we propose Karma Yoga as a panacea to the problem of burnout. Karma Yoga is suggested in the Hindu text Bhagavad Gita as one of the ways towards Self-realization. Karma Yogis (practitioners of Karma Yoga) are likely to interpret ‘loss’ of resources as milestones in the path of self-realization rather than reflections of personal capabilities, thereby preventing them from experiencing burnout. They are also likely to be happy. Further, our findings suggest that happiness mediates the relationship between Karma Yoga and Burnout.

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  • Surya Prakash Pati & Ashish Rastogi & Pankaj Kumar, 2017. "Arresting burnout: The role of Karma yoga," Working papers 221, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode.
    • Handle: RePEc:iik:wpaper:221
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