Job stress in busines organisations: causes, consequences and coping strategies
By: Sumanjeet.
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ArticlePublisher: 2005Description: p.84-92.Subject(s): Employment | Occupational diseases
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Indian Journal of Training and DevelopmentSummary: In the 21st century business environment, stress has become a way of life-an accepted occupational hazard. As a result of external (resulting from deadlines, staffing issues, heavy workloads and so on) or internal pressures (resulting from unconstructive thinking, unrealistic expectations, inability delegate and so on), employees psychological, and behavioural problems; because the internal body system changes to try to cope with the stress. There are number of job conditions that frequently cause stress for employees. But, the most job stress researcher believes that unfavourable job conditions can affect employee's health and well being. All over the world, organizations have continued to grapple with the questions concerning with the seriousness of the stress in the workplace and involved in managing their employee's stress. Many strategies have been developed to manage the stress in the organization. Some are strategies for individual, other are geared towards organization. In this paper an attempt is made not only to discuss the concept and causes of job stress in organization; but also seeks to examine the consequences of the job stress on the health, psychology, behaviour and performances of the employees. In the end of the paper some individual and organizational strategies are given to cope with the job stress effectively. -Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 35, Issue no: 3 | Available | AR68159 |
In the 21st century business environment, stress has become a way of life-an accepted occupational hazard. As a result of external (resulting from deadlines, staffing issues, heavy workloads and so on) or internal pressures (resulting from unconstructive thinking, unrealistic expectations, inability delegate and so on), employees psychological, and behavioural problems; because the internal body system changes to try to cope with the stress. There are number of job conditions that frequently cause stress for employees. But, the most job stress researcher believes that unfavourable job conditions can affect employee's health and well being. All over the world, organizations have continued to grapple with the questions concerning with the seriousness of the stress in the workplace and involved in managing their employee's stress. Many strategies have been developed to manage the stress in the organization. Some are strategies for individual, other are geared towards organization. In this paper an attempt is made not only to discuss the concept and causes of job stress in organization; but also seeks to examine the consequences of the job stress on the health, psychology, behaviour and performances of the employees. In the end of the paper some individual and organizational strategies are given to cope with the job stress effectively. -Reproduced.
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