Exhaustion from Information System Career Experience: Implications for Turn-Away Intention

Term Acronym Definition Source Affective Commitment to the IS Profession ACISP* An individual's positive emotional attachment to the profession. Lee et al. 2000; Meyer and Herscovitch 2001 Autonomy AUT Provides individuals with the freedom to decide how to accomplish tasks. Ahuja and Thatcher 2005 Burnout BO A condition in which the stress experienced exceeds an individual's ability to cope with that stress; " an extreme state of psychological strain and depletion of energy resources arising from prolonged exposure to stressors that exceed the person's resources to cope. " Cooper et al. 2001, p. 84 Career Family Conflict CFC* The incompatible pressures that career demands and family life can place on individuals across their experience in the IS field Duxbury and Higgins 1991 Continuance Commitment to the IS Profession CCISP Derived from the perceived cost of leaving the profession. Meyer et al. 2002 Control of Career CTRL* " Reflects the extent to which individuals believe they can predict and influence the direction of theircareers " ; involves the control over one's career path. Exhaustion EXH The key component of burnout; feeling mentally fatigued or emotionally overextended. EISCE* The feeling of being overextended from one's IS experience or IS career.