A Study on Work Stress Among Women Employee
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Pacific Business Review International Pacific Volume 5 Issue 2 (August 2012) Business Review International
A Study on Stress Management among Women College Teachers in Tamilnadu, India
DR.J.VIJAYADURAI*, MR.S.VENKATESH**
Stress at work can be a real problem to the organization as well as for its workers. Good management and good work organization are the best forms of stress prevention. If employees are already stressed, their managers should be aware of it and know to help. Work related stress is the response people may have when present with work demands and pressures that are not matched to their knowledge and abilities and which challenge their ability to cope. Stress occurs in a wide range of work circumstances but is often made worse when employees feel they have little support from supervisors and colleagues and where they can cope with its demands and pressures. There is often confusion between pressure or challenge and stress and sometimes it is used to excuse bad management practice. In the workplace and at home, stress and other difficult situation are at an all- time high. Factors such as job insecurity, long hours, continuous change and unrealistic deadlines can cause serious problem for workers. The aim and goal of the paper is to know the various factors to stimulate stress level among women teachers in college level. Workplace stress occurs when there is an imbalance the demands and perceived pressures of the work environment and an individual ability to cope. An individual 's experience of stress at work is to a large extent affected by the level of control they have over their working condition / pressures, the degree of support they receive from others in the workplace and the strategies they use to respond to work pressures. Keywords - Stress, Women college teachers, Causes and consequences
Introduction
Nowadays stress becomes universal phenomenon. Abrol (1990) discussed about, Every person wants more and more for the attainment
Pacific Business Review International Pacific Volume 5 Issue 2 (August 2012) Business Review International
A Study on Stress Management among Women College Teachers in Tamilnadu, India
DR.J.VIJAYADURAI*, MR.S.VENKATESH**
Stress at work can be a real problem to the organization as well as for its workers. Good management and good work organization are the best forms of stress prevention. If employees are already stressed, their managers should be aware of it and know to help. Work related stress is the response people may have when present with work demands and pressures that are not matched to their knowledge and abilities and which challenge their ability to cope. Stress occurs in a wide range of work circumstances but is often made worse when employees feel they have little support from supervisors and colleagues and where they can cope with its demands and pressures. There is often confusion between pressure or challenge and stress and sometimes it is used to excuse bad management practice. In the workplace and at home, stress and other difficult situation are at an all- time high. Factors such as job insecurity, long hours, continuous change and unrealistic deadlines can cause serious problem for workers. The aim and goal of the paper is to know the various factors to stimulate stress level among women teachers in college level. Workplace stress occurs when there is an imbalance the demands and perceived pressures of the work environment and an individual ability to cope. An individual 's experience of stress at work is to a large extent affected by the level of control they have over their working condition / pressures, the degree of support they receive from others in the workplace and the strategies they use to respond to work pressures. Keywords - Stress, Women college teachers, Causes and consequences
Introduction
Nowadays stress becomes universal phenomenon. Abrol (1990) discussed about, Every person wants more and more for the attainment
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