• Naghma Ali
• Sara Kamal
• Prof. Parvaiz Talib

Objective: The objective of the paper is to make an attempt to theoretically review job burnout and its antecedents and consequences among professionals. Methodology/Approach: The paper reviews the existing literature on job burnout and its antecedents and consequences among various professionals. Findings: Job Burnout is a special type of job stress - a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about employee’s competence and the value of their work. Researchers define burnout as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment. The researches on burnout clearly reflect that burnout is increasingly becoming a major threat to the professionals. A number of consequences of burnout have been discussed, statistically analysed and listed. Major outcomes of burnout are absenteeism, turnover, and job performance for organizations and employees. While it has been argued that burnout should negatively relate to performance and positively relate to absenteeism and turnover, results from empirical studies have been equivocal. Conclusion: Burnout is of global significance nowadays. The current study adds to the knowledge towards understanding the burnout phenomenon and its antecedents and consequences among professionals. Studies on burnout and its consequences signals that burnout have some major implications not only on the employee suffering but also on its family, friends and the organization. As reported by studies, experience of burnout by employees is increasing rapidly; more studies should be done to gain deeper insights of the topic and accordingly work upon to fight or prevent burnout and its harmful consequences among professionals.

Burnout, Exhaustion, Depersonalization, Antecedents, Consequences

"JOB BURNOUT AMONG PROFESSIONALS: A THEORETICAL REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.238-243, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908501.pdf

"JOB BURNOUT AMONG PROFESSIONALS: A THEORETICAL REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp238-243, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908501.pdf