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Stress and Burnout in Bicultural Teams in Hi‐tech Industry
Author(s) -
Pines Ayala Malach,
Zaidman Nurit
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
british journal of management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1467-8551
pISSN - 1045-3172
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8551.12056
Subject(s) - burnout , stressor , psychology , perspective (graphical) , multilevel model , social psychology , work stress , stress (linguistics) , clinical psychology , applied psychology , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , machine learning , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering
This study examined burnout, stress and work importance among 120 Israelis working in binational teams, using quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (semi‐structured interview) methodologies. Based on the existential perspective, the study documented low levels of burnout despite high levels of stress, which were explained by the high perceived importance of the work. Hierarchical regression showed that importance moderated the effect of stress on burnout. Findings also revealed that the unexpected social stressors associated with cultural differences between team members were more stressful than the stressors associated with high‐tech work.