From Awareness to Action: Proposing Strategies to Enhance Organizational Learning Culture and Alleviate Burnout and Cynicism in Private Security Companies in Beijing, China

Yong Wenying

doi:10.56982/dream.v2i06.137

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Yong Wenying City University Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56982/dream.v2i06.137

Keywords:

Organizational learning culture, burnout, cynicism, private security companies, Beijing

Abstract

This conceptual paper explores strategies to enhance organizational learning culture and alleviate burnout and cynicism in private security companies in Beijing, China. The paper begins by providing an overview of private security companies in Beijing and highlighting the importance of organizational learning culture. It further discusses the prevalence of burnout and cynicism in the private security industry. The problem statement focuses on the lack of organizational learning culture and the impact of burnout and cynicism on private security companies. The research objectives aim to propose strategies for enhancing organizational learning culture and alleviating burnout and cynicism. The study's significance lies in its contribution to the existing literature and its practical implications for private security companies. The paper concludes with an overview of its structure.

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