Employing Organizational Virtuousness in Reducing the Emotional Exhaustion of Employees

Analytical Research to A Sample Opinions from Teaching Staff in Educational Organizations in The Holy Governorate of Karbala

Authors

  • Husain Hariga Ghali
  • Zhra’a Jamal Sabri Abu-Shkeer

Keywords:

Organizational Virtuousness, Emotional Exhaustion

Abstract

    The Research Objective Of Main Is To Determine The Nature Of The Relationship Between The Organizational Virtuousness And  Emotional Exhaustion , Based On A Basic Problem Identified By Several Questions Including The Extent Of Understanding The Influential Relationships Between The Variables At The Field Level, The Organizational Virtuousness Variable Was Measured Based On The Model (Cameron et al. , 2004), Composed Of  Five Dimensions (Organizational Optimism, Organizational Trust, Organizational Compassion, Organizational Integrity, Organizational Forgiveness), The Adoption Of A Model (Demerouti et al. ,2010) To Measure The Emotional Exhaustion, A One-Dimensional Variabl, Some Private Schools In Karbala Governorate Were Chosen As Research Fields Through A Questionnaire Distributed To (210) Members Of Their Teaching Staff, Was Done Use Of Confirmatory Factor Analysis , A Set Of Measures Of Statistical Descriptive , Rank Correlation Coefficient (Spearman), Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) , , These Methods Have Been Used By Statistical Software (SPSS  ; Amos), The Research Has Reached Several Conclusions, The Most Important Of Which Is That Organizational Virtuousness Has An Effective Role In Reducing The Emotional Exhaustion Of Teaching Staff In The Schools Searched. The Research Concluded With A Number Of Appropriate Recommendations.                                                                                                                       

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Published

2024-09-17

How to Cite

حسين حريجة غالي الحسناوي, & زهراء جمال صبري أبو شكير. (2024). Employing Organizational Virtuousness in Reducing the Emotional Exhaustion of Employees: Analytical Research to A Sample Opinions from Teaching Staff in Educational Organizations in The Holy Governorate of Karbala. Iraqi Journal for Administrative Sciences, 15(60), 81–114. Retrieved from https://mail.journals.uokerbala.edu.iq/index.php/ijas/article/view/2281