Burnout syndrome in B-school teachers with special reference to Pune city

Burnout is intimately linked to and often used interchangeably with the term stress. It was Freudburger who coined the term burnout; burnout syndrome is a consequence of prolonged stress, primarily- characterized by physical, emotional and attitudinal exhaustion. Different psychologists discovered it differently; prominent among them are Cherniss, Meier and Maslach. This study was carried out to gauge the enormity of burnout syndrome among B-School teachers who are working in management institutes in Pune city. Findings are reported from the sample of 98 teachers working in 20 B-schools in Pune city, this study shows that how much B-School teachers are affected in the dimensions of burnout viz; emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP) and personal accomplishment (PA).