Fostering a Healthy Environment to Reduce Burnout/Impact on Mental Health

Elizaveta Ocheretina

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

This thesis aims to investigate the impact of burnout on the physical and mental health of the employee and how this correlates with employee performance and efficiency; determine the most common factors of burnout and ways of avoiding them; analyze the methods of implementation of the healthy environment on the workplace; test the effect of impact on mental health on the companies' performance and turnover. The theoretical part is based on the most successful entrepreneurs' articles, books and interviews as well as research conducted in various fields. The practical part will be based on primary research made in the Four Seasons branch located in Prague. This is conducted through qualitative and quantitative data intake such as a questionnaire and pertinent hypothesis testing that follows. In the end, it is concluded that burnout is not likely to prompt employees of Four Seasons Prague to consider leaving the organization. On the other hand, there are visible differences between different groups of employees when it comes to the occurrence of burnout.

Keywords

mental health, environment, research

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 13. 3. 2024

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: Jared Daniel Jacques
• Reader: Kristýna Kučírková, MSc

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Bachelor programme:
Business Administration