Causes and Effects of Occupational Stress in Private Sector: An Empirical Study for Kerala
Journal Title: MANTHAN: Journal of Commerce and Management - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
After decades of economic stagnation, the private sector has assumed critical significance as a generator of employment and as a contributor to the economy of a country. It is a known fact that employees working in the private sector are encompassing stress-related problems and many have imbibed coping techniques. The empirical study, based on a sample size of 450 executives in the three regions of Kerala spread across insurance, IT and banking sectors, aims to assess the causes of stress and its effects among executives in the private insurance, IT and banking sectors in Kerala (India). The study observed that though the causes of stress are different in these three sectors, work-related causes viz. working under pressure, monotonous and meaningless task, and long and unsocial hours are the major causes of stress among executives. The study also found a positive effect of stress on the psychological, physical and occupational levels of executives.
Authors and Affiliations
Jayarajan T. K. , R. Vasanthagopal
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP623964
- DOI 10.17492/manthan.v4i02.11456
- Views 194
- Downloads 0
Fundamental Research Analysis of Real Estate Sector: A Case Study of IRB Infrastructure and Developers Ltd.
Fundamental analysis is true to its name in being a fundamental research tool to explore the potential of a particular industry or company which can be very helpful in making investment decision. It can also be used to f...
Employees’ Acceptance of Information Technology in Post Offices: A Study of Select Post Offices in the Assam Postal Circle
Information Technology (IT) is a buzzword in the present economic scenario. It is a tool to build a digital global economy. Thus, organizations worldwide are increasingly introducing various technological changes in thei...
Make in India Campaign: An Assessment of its Likely Economic Impact
India’s growth performance has been diverse yet fascinating over a period of time. While agriculture and manufacturing were the dominant sectors during the pre-industrialisation and industrialisation period respectively,...
Evaluation of Pro-Environmental Behaviour: A Study on effect of Self-identity on Pro-Environmental Actions
Environmental issues such as air pollution, noise pollution, global warming, water shortage, resource depletion, loss of biodiversity etc. have become dominant today. Extensive research has been done in various parts of...
A Study on the Customers Perception for the purchase of School Bus: A Pseudo B2B Marketing Scenario
Business to Business (B2B) marketing activity is radically different from traditional Business to Consumer marketing for many reasons, for example, large quantities are involved, repeat orders, long term relationship, so...