3. HELP ME!
WHAT IS STRESS ?
Stress is the reaction people have to
excessive pressures or other types of
demand placed upon them. It arises when
they worry that they can’t cope.
4. Stress:
Basically Stress are of two types:
•Distress:
Example “If Boss gives a formal reprimand for poor
performance it is a form of distress.
Eustress:”EU in Greek terms stand’s for Good”
Example “ If you are been promoted and offered job at
another location this a form of Eustress.
5. Some Definition According to
Author’s
Stress is the interaction of the individuals with the
environment.
Ivancevich and Matteson
Job stress is a condition arising from the interaction of
people and their jobs and characterized by changes
within people that force them to deviate from there
normal functioning.
Beehr and Newman
6. What Stress is not?
Stress is not simply anxiety
Stress is not simply nervous and tension
Stress is not necessarily something bad or to be
avoided
7. What Is the Nature Of Stress??
Stress may be environmental in nature
Stress may be related to job’s demand
It may be related to the role or positional in nature
It may be related to individual or group
Stress is perceptional in nature
Stress comes from hostility means at times it is hostile
in nature too.
14. Causes of stress
1. Environment factor Anxiety
Conflict
2. Organization factor
3. Group Factor
4. Individual Factor
Stress
15. Environment factor
1.Environment factor
just as environmental uncertainty influences the design of an
organization’s structure, it also influences stress levels among
employees in that organization. Changes in business cycle create
E.g.
1. Economic uncertainties
2. Political uncertainties
3. Technological change
20. Stress and job performance
Negative as well as positive effects
21.
22. Stress and health concerns
Health problems due to stress
Increases cost of organization
Mental inability to cope
Employee may quit job
23. Job Burnout
Emotionally exhausted
Feeling of depersonalization
Feelings of low accomplishments
24. Stress and job burnout
Job burnout is typically and particularly found within
the human service professions.
Examples:
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27. Goal setting-since goals are attainable and clarify the performance
expectations. This result in less employee frustration and stress.
for example; there is printing firm and it has decided to produce 1000
books to be printed then no confusion will be in minds of working firm
that what is there ultimate goal.
Redesigning jobs-it result in giving employees more responsibility,
more meaningful work with increased feedback which result in reducing
stress because these factors give employee greater control over work
activities and lessen dependence on others.
28. Increasing employee involvement-By giving these employees a voice in the
decisions that directly affect their job performance result in reducing stress.
For example-
organizational communication-increasing formal communication with
employee, result in reducing stress as this approach give importance to the
perception of employee.
For example-there are several demands or opportunities that are
interpretation and management should communicate all these
interpretation’s.
Wellness programs-organizationally supported programs that focus on the
employee’s total physical and mental condition.
For eg-yoga classes are being held in various organizations to reduce stress.
