Abstract
This study explores why some employees in the same organizations grow and thrive in challenging situations while others fail to survive and eventually succumb to Burnout. The study is grounded in Perceived Organizational Support (POS) theory and other related theories. Data were collected from 196 teachers working in elitist high schools and analyzed using PLS-SEM. The results reveal that POS positively impacts the teachers' innovative work behaviour, whereas POS negatively influences Burnout. Thriving at work has been proven to be a potent mediator. The study helps develop a positive perception of organizational support and uses thriving at work as an essential mediator in the background of elitist high schools. However, there is a need for similar studies to be conducted to seek a level of generalizability for the observations made by this study.