When Knowledge Workers Suffer: How Affective Commitment and Sexual Harassment from Pupil on Educators Tie with Burnout

Authors

  • Muhammad Asif Zaheer University Institute of Management Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Shuja Ilyas Chaudhary University Institute of Management Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Zoia Khan University Institute of Management Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Kaleem Ullah University Institute of Management Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52461/sabas.v4i2.1512

Keywords:

Pupil-on-knowledge worker sexual harassment, Burnout, Affective commitment

Abstract

Knowledge workers are raising concerns about students harassing them with dirty jokes, provocative glances, and other forms of inappropriate behavior. Because of this, the current research analyzed how sexual harassment by students affects teachers' exhaustion. Using a sample of 269 female knowledge workers from an educational institutions located in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. According to the data, educators who are subjected to sexual harassment from their pupils are more likely to experience burnout and affective commitment negatively influence burnout. The research has some limitations, but it does contribute to theorizing in many important ways. It offers useful suggestions to university administration that can be used to curb sexually offensive student behavior and protect against teacher burnout and work withdrawal among those who have been the victims of such behavior.

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2022-12-31

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Zaheer, M. A., Chaudhary, S. I., Khan, Z., & Ullah, K. (2022). When Knowledge Workers Suffer: How Affective Commitment and Sexual Harassment from Pupil on Educators Tie with Burnout. South Asian Review of Business and Administrative Studies (SABAS), 4(2), 95–102. https://doi.org/10.52461/sabas.v4i2.1512

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