Job Motivation, Burnout and Turnover Intention during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are There Differences between Female and Male Workers?

The working conditions during COVID-19 highlight the relevance of workers and their occupational health and well-being. The pandemic has caused adverse effects on workers and sharpened social and economic problems, such as a gender gap. In this study, with a multisector sample of 1044 Ecuadorian workers, we present a gender analysis where we evaluate how burnout can mediate the relationship between motivation and workers’ intention to leave their jobs in the COVID-19 context. To test the proposed hypothesis, structural equation model (SEM) was used. In the proposed conceptual model, turnover intention was considered as the dependent variable, the two dimensions of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) were the independent variables and burnout was tested as a mediating variable. Consistent with pre-COVID-19 research, our findings confirm the incidence of job motivation on burnout and turnover intention. Additionally, through Sobel’s criteria, we determine that burnout has a mediating effect between job motivation and turnover intention. In terms of gender, we find different results for female and male workers through critical ratios. Our study indicates that female and male workers’ burnout and turnover intentions levels are different when intrinsic motivation is present. In contrast to pre-COVID-19 studies that indicated no gender differences on these variables, we associate these results to gender roles in lockdown conditions during the pandemic

Proyecto de implementación de un instituto de calificación e investigación de comercio exteríor en Guayaquil

Given the climate of uncertainty and constant changes in the economic environment, the foreign trade sector will look for alternatives that allow you to integrate and improve their competitiveness. In this sense, this research was conducted with the aim of improving the export development in our country and give control to allow more clear view of what must be done in carrying out the export process so in that way, do it with greater flexibility, in addition, this Rating and Research Institute of Foreign Trade (RRIFT) Controller would Customs Agents and Exporters also present statistical data, progress and interaction studies of Exporters in the Market International talks ongoing new investment opportunities, new consumer markets for the Ecuadorian exporters can make their way to other markets. Through Market Research (Statistical Analysis, Surveys and connoisseurs of Foreign Trade Dealers Reviews) showed that exporters, importers and customs officials have wide acceptance of the ideas presented in the surveys and the project you want to make a Through them, such as: Identification of agreements and treaties that allow a trade advantage, Impact of Government measures, analyze the competition by identifying key market participants, origin or destination of the products they sell, prices, volumes, taxation and Moreover, among others. This means that the proposal was very well received and therefore our project would have a considerable demand

Proyecto de implementación de un instituto de calificación e investigación de comercio exteríor en Guayaquil

Given the climate of uncertainty and constant changes in the economic environment, the foreign trade sector will look for alternatives that allow you to integrate and improve their competitiveness. In this sense, this research was conducted with the aim of improving the export development in our country and give control to allow more clear view of what must be done in carrying out the export process so in that way, do it with greater flexibility, in addition, this Rating and Research Institute of Foreign Trade (RRIFT) Controller would Customs Agents and Exporters also present statistical data, progress and interaction studies of Exporters in the Market International talks ongoing new investment opportunities, new consumer markets for the Ecuadorian exporters can make their way to other markets. Through Market Research (Statistical Analysis, Surveys and connoisseurs of Foreign Trade Dealers Reviews) showed that exporters, importers and customs officials have wide acceptance of the ideas presented in the surveys and the project you want to make a Through them, such as: Identification of agreements and treaties that allow a trade advantage, Impact of Government measures, analyze the competition by identifying key market participants, origin or destination of the products they sell, prices, volumes, taxation and Moreover, among others. This means that the proposal was very well received and therefore our project would have a considerable demand

Eco-Innovation and Firm Performance: Evidence from South America

Eco-innovation has received a great deal of attention in academia and the business sector because it promotes a firm’s sustainable development and seeks to improve its performance. The prime objective of this study was to analyze the effect of the process, organization, and product eco-innovation on the company’s financial and environmental performance. Using a structural equation model estimated by maximum likelihood and a sample from 214 South American manufacturing companies in Colombia, Ecuador, and Perú, we found that organizational eco-innovation (OE) and process eco-innovation (PCE) are positively and significantly associated with the firm’s environmental and financial performance. In contrast, product eco-innovation (PDE) is not significantly associated with the two types of performance described. Likewise, OE has a significant and positive indirect influence on PDE, environmental performance, and financial performance. These findings suggest that OE and PCE positively affect the firm’s performance. On the contrary, PDE does not have this effect, extending the discussion that eco-innovation is specific to the context of the study

The Influence of Work–Family Conflict on Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Effect of Teleworking Overload

If there is any field that has experienced changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is work, primarily due to the implementation of teleworking and the effort made by workers and families to face new responsibilities. In this context, the study aims to analyze the impact of work–family conflict on burnout, considering work overload, in teleworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. To evaluate the hypotheses, we used data collected during the last week of July 2020 using an online survey. Work–family conflict and burnout were measured using the Gutek et al. (1991) and Shirom (1989) scales. We tested the hypotheses using a structural equation model (SEM). The results indicated, between other findings, that there was a positive relationship between work–family conflict and family–work conflict and all the dimensions of burnout. However, there was no effect of teleworking overload in the work–family conflict and burnout relationship. This article is innovative because it highlights the importance of the economic and regulatory conditions that have surrounded the modality of teleworking during the pandemic, and their influence on wellbeing and psychosocial risks in workers

Job Motivation, Burnout and Turnover Intention during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are There Differences between Female and Male Workers?

The working conditions during COVID-19 highlight the relevance of workers and their occupational health and well-being. The pandemic has caused adverse effects on workers and sharpened social and economic problems, such as a gender gap. In this study, with a multisector sample of 1044 Ecuadorian workers, we present a gender analysis where we evaluate how burnout can mediate the relationship between motivation and workers’ intention to leave their jobs in the COVID-19 context. To test the proposed hypothesis, structural equation model (SEM) was used. In the proposed conceptual model, turnover intention was considered as the dependent variable, the two dimensions of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) were the independent variables and burnout was tested as a mediating variable. Consistent with pre-COVID-19 research, our findings confirm the incidence of job motivation on burnout and turnover intention. Additionally, through Sobel’s criteria, we determine that burnout has a mediating effect between job motivation and turnover intention. In terms of gender, we find different results for female and male workers through critical ratios. Our study indicates that female and male workers’ burnout and turnover intentions levels are different when intrinsic motivation is present. In contrast to pre-COVID-19 studies that indicated no gender differences on these variables, we associate these results to gender roles in lockdown conditions during the pandemic