Correlation between Organizational Culture, Quality of Work Life and Burnout (Case Study: Golestan Province State Hospitals)

The main aim of this study is to survey the correlation between organizational culture, quality of work life and burnout in the Golestan province state hospitals. Based on the type of aim, this research is an applied research, and it is a descriptive-correlative research which has been conducted in 2012. Field methods are used for collecting the data and the tools for gathering the information are questionnaires. The current research population includes Golestan state hospitals, and the sample size includes 206 individuals. The SPSS 16 software and tests of Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Spearmanʹs correlation coefficient were used for analyzing the information. This research consists of three main hypotheses and 16 sub-hypotheses. Research results of the main hypotheses showed that a positive and significant correlation exists between the organizational culture, quality of work life, and burnout in the Golestan state hospitals. Also, Research results of the sub-hypotheses tests showed that a significant correlation exists between the components of organizational culture (work involvement, compatibility, adaptability, and mission), components of quality of work life (fair and adequate payment, safe and healthy workplace, providing growth opportunities and continued security, legalism in the organization, social ties in working life, overall living environment, unity and social cohesion in the organization and development of human capabilities), and burnout. At the end, a few applicable and research proposals are provided.