THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN REDUCING DIGITAL BURNOUT IN HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENTS: AN APPLIED STUDY ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE COMPANIES IN IRAQ
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https://doi.org/10.61841/nn-bma-12-2-38Keywords:
Strategies resources humanity, combustion job digital, environments the job hybrids, the job digital, companies technology information IraqAbstract
The research aims to analysis role strategies resources humanity in limit from combustion Job digital have staff in companies technology Information and programming in Iraq within environments the job hybrids and they stand out importance the topic in shadow expansion Increasing in use technologies digital and systems the job on after, gesticulate result about her from pressures psychological and professional related intensively contact digital, and overlap border between life professional and the personality, and continuing in performance tasks outside times the job official .
The research depends on curriculum descriptive analytical with the aim study reality combustion job digital analysis relationship evidence and between strategies resources humanity in companies technology Iraqi, and it was collection data from during questionnaire distributed on sample random components ( 130) employees they work in companies technology information and programming that it depends system the job hybrid in number from cities Iraqi . As well it happened analysis data using group from methods statistics, included averages calculation and deviations standardization and coefficient correlation pearson analysis the decline .
Results search showed to rise level combustion Job digital have staff a result usage condenser for tools digital and the abundance meetings virtual and continuation communication electronic . As well it showed results presence relationship correlation and impact moral between strategies resources humanity and burning job digital, so contributes practices administrative the supporter, like flexibility in hours the job, and organization contact digital, and programs support psychological training on administration the time, in reduction levels fatigue digital and improving balance between the job and life .
The finished search to that success environments the job hybrids requires adoption policies resources mankind flexible and clear focus on protection health psychology for the workers and strengthening sustainability organizational. As well recommended search necessity development systems to organize the job digital, and placed border clear for contact outside times permanent, and activation programs support psychological and professional In what contributes in to improve quality life functional and raised efficiency performance inside Institutions technology Iraqi .
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