Economics and information technology

How far cyberloafing and burnout impact employee performance? Do the advantages of the increased performance outweigh disadvantages?

Economic Annals-XXI

Economic Annals-XXI: Volume 206, Issue (11-12), Pages: 4-9

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Nuraeni, Prayitno, I., & Alzubaidi, L. H. (2023). How far cyberloafing and burnout impact employee performance? Do the advantages of the increased performance outweigh disadvantages? Economic Annals-XXI, 206(11-12), 4-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V206-01

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Nuraeni
PhD (Management),
Doctoral Program of Management,
Faculty of Economics and Business,
Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta
Jl. KH. Ahmad Dahlan Cirendeu Tangerang Selatan, 15419, Indonesia
nur.aini@umj.ac.id
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9617-2864

Irwan Prayitno
Professor (Human Resource Development)
PhD (Management),
Doctoral Program of Management,
Faculty of Economics and Business,
Universitas Muhammadiyah JakartaJl. KH. Ahmad Dahlan Cirendeu Tangerang Selatan, 15419, Indonesia
irwan.prayitno@umj.ac.id 
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7781-2434

Layth Hussein Alzubaidi
PhD (Technical Engineering),
Department of computers Techniques engineering,
College of technical engineering,
The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq;
Department of computers Techniques engineering,
College of technical engineering,
The Islamic University of Al Diwaniyah, Al Diwaniyah, Iraq;
Department of computers Techniques engineering,
College of technical engineering,
The Islamic University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
Najaf, 54003, Iraq
laith.h.alzubaidi@iunajaf.edu.iq
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4685-0729 

How far cyberloafing and burnout impact employee performance? Do the advantages of the increased performance outweigh disadvantages?

Abstract. The pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 brought about significant changes in various business sectors. As a result, companies had to adapt quickly to the changes to keep their businesses running smoothly. In the first instance, digital transformation was adopted to facilitate work process changes and maintain economic stability. However, implementing digitalization also has another impact on employee work patterns. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the research on how cyberloafing and burnout impact employee performance during COVID-19 in South Jakarta’s companies. This study used a survey approach by a quantitative descriptive technique. Technique research analysis used SmartPLS software through the partial least square approach. The research subject was Y-generation employees in South Jakarta’s companies, with 160 sample respondents. The study’s findings and discussions have led to several conclusions. Firstly, two hypotheses have shown a significant positive correlation between work stress and both cyberloafing and burnout. Three hypotheses have shown a positive but insignificant correlation between work stress and performance and between cyberloafing and performance. Burnout has a negative and insignificant impact on cyberloafing. It is worth noting that while cyberloafing has a positive impact, it does not mediate the influence of burnout on performance and work stress. The research implies that companies should prioritize measures to reduce employee work-related stress. The company can make strategies such as optimizing workloads, offering stress management programs, and fostering a positive work environment.

Keywords: Pandemic COVID-19; Cyberloafing; Performance Employee; Burnout; Work Stress

JEL Classifications: Е24; Е41; Е64; I18; J28; J31

Acknowledgements and Funding: The authors received no direct funding for this research.

Contribution: The authors contributed equally to this work.

Data Availability Statement: The dataset is available from the author upon request.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V206-01

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Received 22.07.2023
Received in revised form 19.08.2023
Accepted 29.08.2023
Available online 29.12.2023

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