Impact of Stress in Organisations and Managing Stress at Workplace

Abstract

In this age of highly dynamic and competitive world, man is exposed to various stresses that is likely to affect his productivity, which in turn will affect the organization's productivity. In this present scenario the influence of staff activities who plays a pivotal role in the organization is studied and therefore this study is considered to be of great significance. To enable staff to perform to their utmost potential it is important to manage stress particularly staff performance in organizations. Although a certain amount of stress can enhance a person's performance, however, too much stress can have a reverse impact on a person's health resulting in lower productivity (Belmonte, 2008). Stress is the reaction that people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them. It arises when they worry that they cannot cope. The pressures of working life can lead to stress if they are excessive in the long term. Examples of long term and chronic stress are the fear, frustration and anger that may be produced by an unhappy relationship with one's boss or with a difficult customer, and the unhappy of an unsuitable job.The influence of various staff members and managerial employees belonging to both public and private sector organizations draw special attention in the study. Therefore the aim of this research is to identify and determine how stress can effectively be managed by the given techniques within the organization to enhance staff effectiveness and performance.