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The main aim of the present research is observing the mediating effect of social support on the linkage between work-life accordance and burnout. Research sample comprises retailing, logistics, service, education and industry sectors. A web-based survey is conducted among 261 employees via random sampling method. In the direction to the existing theoretical framework, appropriate method for the research is mediation analysis. Mediating effect is calculated by PROCESS macro within SPSS 20.0 statistical software package program. The research seeks to offer a contribution to the extent literature by exploring the relationship between work-life accordance and burnout; moreover, it is attempted to analyze mediating effect of social support. Research findings demonstrate that if an employee has work-life accordance, his/her level of emotional exhaustion should be low; by contrast, personal accomplishment and involvement with people levels might be high. On the other hand, there is mediating effect of informational and instrumental support on the relationship between work-life accordance and personal accomplishment. Furthermore, in order to prevent employees feeling of burnout, it is important for organizations to have policies which aim stabilizing the work-life accordance and to implement them by being supported by managers and employees in the organization.

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