Workaholism, Burnout and Career Stagnation: An Analysis of Barriers to Motivation among Faculty of Public Sector Universities in Quetta

Abstract

This paper aims to recognize the factors that hamper the motivation among teaching staff of public sector universities in Quetta. The study was conducted by surveying 303 people who were a part of the teaching sector. The questionnaire was administered to all the participants and respondents recognized three main factors that are barriers to motivation such as burnout, workaholism, career stagnation and with the inclusion of mediating variable (self-efficacy). Two major tests were applied, such as; multiple regression to compute the effect of one variable on other variable and bootstrapping was applied to compute mediation indirect effect. The results indicated a significant negative effect of burnout, workaholism and career stagnation on motivation. The results also stated the significant indirect effect of mediating variable; however, educational institutions handling with motivational factors should pay particularly close attention to variables that hamper one's motivation. Deciding to aid, an educational institution should be preceded by an in-depth analysis of what the teaching faculty perceive to be the barriers to their motivation.