Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Library & Medical Information, Kharazmi university
2 Full professor of Kharazmi university
Abstract
Background and Objectives: In this research, we are going to investigate the relation between the performances of academic libraries Managers and their effects on librarians' burnout.
Methodology: Methodology is of correlative descriptive research method and statistical society (population) includes 600 people form the whole librarians of ten academic libraries in Tehran under supervision of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. The sample was 304 people and 234 people rejected the inquiries. This research conducted using a questionnaire to gather necessary data.Two kinds of questionnaire, Moslesh' standard burnout questionnaire and researcher made questionnaire of managers' performance have been used.
Findings: The analysis of gathered data has been done by means of SPSS 19. Pearson correlation test and multiple variables regression analysis were used to investigate the relations between variables. Significant coefficient showed that, at 99% confidence level, there is negative significant relation between the performance of academic libraries managers and librarian burnout. That is, the more the performance of libraries manager improve, the less will be the librarians' burnout. Also, significant correlation showed that there is statistical significant negative relation between the dimensions of managers' performance and librarians' burnout, in 99% of confidence level.
Discussion: Among the dimensions of managers' performance, just managers' problem solving abilities is able to predict the dependent variable (burnout).
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