Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

OCCUPATIONAL STRESS: CAUSES AND MANAGING STRATEGIES

S. Manicka Vasuki, Dr. M. Veeraselvam

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 Stress can be defined as a lively circumstance in which people face constraints, opportunities, or loss of something they desire and for which the consequence is both unpredictable as well as crucial. Stress is the response of people to the unreasonable/excessive pressure or demands placed on them. Job stress is a growing concern for organizations today. Occupational stress is stress related to one‘s job. It is often stems from unexpected responsibilities and pressures that do not align with a person‘s knowledge, skills, or expectations, inhibiting one‘s ability to cope. Occupational stress has negative effects for organizations and employers. Occupational stress is the cause of approximately 40% of turnover and 50% of workplace absences. In this paper an attempt has been made to study the causes and strategies to manage occupational stress.

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S.MANICKA VASUKI, Dr.M.VEERASELVAM, OCCUPATIONAL STRESS: CAUSES AND MANAGING STRATEGIES, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6, ISSUE-9, SEPTEMBER-2017

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