Control Workplace Stress with Systematic Approach

Rehman, Zeeshan Rehman and Nasar, Asim and Mugheri, Saleem (2010): Control Workplace Stress with Systematic Approach. Published in: Indus Journal of Management & Social Sciences , Vol. 4, No. 2 (2010): pp. 84-92.

Abstract

The reflection of the employees behaviour towards assigned task and lack of interest in routine activates generates the negative results for organizational sustainable growth. Generally, stress at workplace brings the negativity in whole environment, thus, individual feel uncomfortable to perform their task under pressure. This paper evaluates the factors that causing the stressful environment in the organizations among the workforce and confers for the solution with the model employment to minimize its root causes. The in-depth examination of the evaluation reveals the confidence upon the workability of the model by applying in the organizational environment to get the affirmative productivity among workforce. This research remains helpful for the organizations to mark the prototype as their general rules to achieve the organizational goals through the efficiency workforce productiveness.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Stress management, Employees’ productivity, Organizational goals, Workplace environment
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D2 - Production and Organizations > D21 - Firm Behavior: Theory; D - Microeconomics > D2 - Production and Organizations > D23 - Organizational Behavior ; Transaction Costs ; Property Rights; L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance; L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

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