scholarly journals Organizational Stressors & Occupational Stress of Software Professionals in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Gautami S. ◽  
Dr. T. Anupama
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Role Expectation ◽  
Organizational Stressors ◽  
Software Professionals ◽  
Personal Inadequacy ◽  
Normal Class

In the current lifestyle of utmost complexities, the stress level is raising at a phenomenal rate. The factors that contribute to stress not only differ between cultures, but also within the culture itself, from a sophisticated to a normal class family, the ultimate necessity is the job, may it be a business or a salaried job. This research work is an analytical, empirical study based on survey of IT professionals in India. The sample was drawn from the various IT hubs in India to make it more representative of the IT professional’s population. Through the pre-tested questionnaire used in the survey, data were generated on the respondents’ demographics, their perceived organizational stressors like Inter Role Distance, Role Stagnation, Role Expectation Conflict, Role Erosion, Role Overload, Role Isolation , Personal Inadequacy, Self-Role Distance, Role Ambiguity , Role Inadequacy. The findings of this study would contribute significantly in better understanding of the stress in IT sector by the academicians and the practitioners. Finally, this study enriches the literature on stress management with respect to the sunshine industry of India. Key words: Demographics, organizational stressors, Inter Role Distance, Role Stagnation, Role Expectation Conflict, Role Erosion, Role Overload, Role Isolation, Personal Inadequacy, Self-Role Distance, Role Ambiguity, Role Inadequacy.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Bank Employees Domains of Occupational Stress with Reference to Kottayam District, Kerala

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.6) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Renji Issac ◽  
V Krishnaveni
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Role Expectation ◽  
Life Itself ◽  
Bank Employees ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Level Of Significance

Occupational stress is a common phenomenon that is pervasive in every industry. The domains of stress, especially in the banking sector, consist of the demand of inter role performance, role stagnation, role expectation, conflict of role, role erosion, role overload, role isolation, personal inadequacy, role ambiguity, role distance and resource inadequacy. The work stress in the banking industry occurs because of the effects on one’s understanding of one’s working atmosphere, strengths, opportunities, potential, threats and limitations, while performing a designated role. A gender based study was conducted among 50 bank employees in Kottayam district, Kerala. The gender was taken as an independent variable and stress id taken a dependent variable for the study. The study analysed turbulence, heavy workload and long working hours that have become the norm in the industry. Different elements of stress led to a decline in personal health, relations with colleagues and dissatisfaction with life itself, which affected efficiency and productivity. The study revealed that both the male and female respondents were affected with overload, responsibility, lack of participation, unreasonable work pressure, poor peer relations, intrinsic impoverishment, low status, strenuous working conditions and poor results. The level of significance(p<.05) and the available scores were more that the significance value, except the values of role ambiguity and role conflict. 

scholarly journals The impact of organisational culture on occupational stress: Comparison of the SME IT sectors in India and the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-512
Author(s):  
Sree Lekhsmi Sreekumaran Nair ◽  
John Aston ◽  
Eugene Kozlovski
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study's main aim is to examine the impact of organisational culture on occupational stress by comparing the IT sectors in India and the UK. The paper adopts the application of Denison’s model for studying the organisational culture, whereas role conflict, role ambiguity, role overload and role stress are considered to discuss occupational stress. Through snowball, convenience, purposive and quota sampling techniques, 62 respondents (31 from India and 31 from the UK) were targeted to attain a qualitative perspective through a semi-structured questionnaire.  Results showed that there is an impact of organisational culture on occupational stress. Moreover, the impact is mainly evident in the Indian IT sector than the UK IT sector. Moreover, considering the impact of organisational culture on occupational stress, overall employees experience occupational stress, role overload, role conflict, role ambiguity and role stress. In contrasting economies, Indian IT sector employee’s experience role conflict, role overload, role ambiguity and role stress, whereas UK IT sector employees’ experience role ambiguity.

Occupational Stress, Mental Health and Attitude Towards Mental Illness of Nursing Staff Working in General and Psychiatric Hospital: A Comparative Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh Lukose ◽  
Abdul Azeez E.P.
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Role Overload

Nurses are identified as one of the professional groups with high level of job related stress and related issues. The magnitude of the problem this segment faces is very intensive as a large number of them are women. They are victimized for multiple roles in the home and hospital. Stressors for nurses are always been identified with workload, dual role and pressures which are associated with demands of the existing working environment. The nature of illness/diseases a nurse dealing with has significant effects on the stress and mental health level. Healthcare professionals dealing with psychiatric illness and other chronic/traumatic conditions faces more stress while comparing to the other domains of healthcare. The present study is a cross sectional hospital based study carried out at four centres and 100 samples were collected by judgmental sampling method which consisted of 50 female nursing staff from general hospital and same number from psychiatric hospitals. A socio-demographic data sheet along with General Health Questionnaire was administered and those who have satisfactory health have been considered as further samples. Mental health, stress level, and attitude towards mental illness were analyzed. The results shows that psychiatric nursing staff scored higher in overall occupational stress index and in the subs-domains of role overload, role ambiguity, role conflict, role unreasonable group and political pressure compared to general nursing staff. Also the mental health inventory total score is negatively correlated with role overload sub-domain of occupational stress index scale. Present study implicates the need of comprehensive psycho-social management plans for the professionals working in psychiatric hospitals.

Examining the influence of mindfulness on organizational role stress (ORS): a monitor acceptance theory perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uma Warrier ◽  
Cyril Foropon ◽  
Melinda Chehimi
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Role ◽  
It Organization ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Personal Inadequacy

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of mindfulness on organizational role stress (ORS) based on the Monitor Acceptance Theory (MAT) perspective.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on a cross-sectional data analysis collected from 137 employees working at an Indian IT organization located in Bangalore (India). ORS and MAAS scales have been used for measuring ORS and mindfulness, respectively.FindingsOverall, the study findings have indicated a negative relationship (r = −0.588) between mindfulness (M) and ORS. First, both personal inadequacy (PI) and self-role distance (SRD) are found to be predominantly impacted by M, whereas both role erosion (RE) and role overload (RO) appear to be less affected by mindfulness. Second, SRD appears to be the highest ORS sub-dimension among IT employees. Third, building on the extant literature, it can be inferred that “no one size fits all”, ORS is both organization and context specific.Originality/valueThis study pioneers to establish empirical evidence between M and ORS. Training employees on M can help in effectively handling ORS.

The Relationship between Job Stressors and Organizational Change Among Academic Staff at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Cawangan Kelaantan.

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Nik Mohd Faris Nik Min ◽  
Intan Nurul ‘Ain Mohd Firdaus Kozako ◽  
Muhammad Ammar Haidar Ishak ◽  
Mohd Hafeez Al-Amin Abdul Wahab ◽  
Ayu Kamareenna Abdullah Thani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Product Diversification ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Job Stressors ◽  
Peer Relation ◽  
Job Stressor ◽  
The Relationship

Change usually occurs when an organization replaces its management, technological change or product diversification, et cetera. However, organizational change can increase work stress levels, and employees need to cope with new and old stressors.  This research emphasizes the factors of job stressors, such as role overload, role ambiguity, unprofitability, poor peer-relation, and strenuous working conditions. The purpose of this research was to identify the relationship between job stressors and organizational change among academic staff at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan (Machang Campus) and to identify the most affected job stressor during the organizational change. The research was non-experimental which was categorized by correlation. Quantitative data was collected using a questionnaire contained three separate sections and was distributed to 155 academic staff at UiTM Cawangan Kelantan (Machang Campus). The reliability analysis was conducted and the Cronbach Alpha value ranged from 0.529 to 0.852. Pearson Correlation was used to examine the relationship between job stressors and organizational change, and it was found that all variables of job stressors had a significant relationship with organizational change except for unprofitability. It was also found that the most affected job stressor during organizational change was poor peer-relation. The researchers hope that this study would educate employees regarding factors affecting job stressors towards organizational change.  Keywords: Organizational change, role overload, role ambiguity, unprofitability, poor peer-relation, strenuous working conditions.

scholarly journals ROLE AMBIGUITY, CONFLICT AND OVERLOAD AS PREDICTORS OF EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION: THE MEDIATION EFFECT OF TEACHING SATISFACTION AND AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (36) ◽  
pp. 37-55
Author(s):  
Khalid Faris Alyamy ◽  
Loh Sau Cheong
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Affective Engagement ◽  
Teaching Satisfaction ◽  
The Impact

Owing to the emotionally demanding work context, emotional exhaustion is conceived as a general concern in special education. In a group of 216 special education teachers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this research has investigated the direct effect of role ambiguity, role conflict, and role overload on teacher’s emotional exhaustion. Participants completed the scales of emotional exhaustion, role conflict, role Ambiguity, role overload, affective engagement, and teaching satisfaction. Structural Equation Modelling Analysis (SEM) has been adopted for testing the hypotheses of this research. Results indicate that role overload had a positive significant direct impact on emotional exhaustion. Similarly, role conflict shows a positive significant direct impact on emotional exhaustion, whereas role ambiguity has a negligible direct impact on emotional exhaustion. The estimation of the indirect path between measurements of role stressors and emotional exhaustion through teaching contentment reveals that teaching contentment mediates the effect of role conflict on emotional exhaustion. The research suggests that there is no intervention effect of teaching contentment on the impact of role overload on emotional exhaustion and the impact of role overload and role conflict on emotional exhaustion is mediated by affective engagement. The research recommends further studies to explore the direct and indirect effect of role ambiguity on emotional exhaustion.

Innovatief werkgedrag en stress als reacties op roloverlading en rolambiguïteit

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon B. de Jong ◽  
Onne Janssen
Keyword(s):  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Role Clarity ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Innovative Work Behavior ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
High Level

Innovative working behavior and stress as a response to role overload and role ambiguity Innovative working behavior and stress as a response to role overload and role ambiguity Simon B. de Jong & Onne Janssen, Gedrag & Organisatie, Volume 18, April 2005, nr. 2, pp. 66-82 This research develops and tests the hypothesis that role ambiguity strengthens the positive relationship between role overload and innovative work behavior, whereas role clarity (i.e. less role ambiguity) weakens this relationship. Furthermore, it is presumed that role overload is positively related to stress regardless of the level of role ambiguity. The results of a survey study, involving 101 employees of a Dutch healthcare insurance company, showed that role overload was indeed positively related with innovative work behavior when employees experience a high level of role ambiguity, whereas this relationship did not occur when employees experienced the role clarity. In addition, role ambiguity did not appear to have a moderating influence on the positive relationship between role overload and stress. The results are discussed in the context of the Job Demand-Control-model and recent findings in literature on innovation.

scholarly journals Occupational Stress on Employees’ Performance among National Union of Road Transportation Workers in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
OLUSESI, Lateef Damilare ◽  
ABDULAZEEZ, Abdulmaleek Olawale ◽  
AJIMOTOKAN, Abidemi Eniola
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
National Union ◽  
Commercial Drivers ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Good Road

Stress has been denoted has a state of mental or emotional draining or tension consequential from adverse or demanding circumstances. The study has investigated the influence of occupational stress on employees’ performance among national union of road transportation workers in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to examine the influence of occupational stress (time pressure, workload, lack of motivation and role ambiguity) on employees’ performance. The study population consists of random selection of commercial drivers in Ilorin Metropolis. A structured questionnaire was administered to the commercial drivers to solicit their options on the variable concerned. A total number of 200 questionnaire are administered but only 171 questionnaires were fully filled representing 86% response rate. The structured questionnaire includes the demographic information’s and statements to measure the four independent variable examined on employees’ performance. Linear regression analysis was carried out to examine the dependent and independent variables using SPSS.  The hypotheses revealed that that time pressure and role ambiguity have significant and negative influence on employees’ performance while the two other variables of workload and lack of motivation do not have any significant influence on employee performance. Therefore, it was concluded that increasing time pressure and role ambiguity would reduce employees’ performance in all aspects. Therefore it is important for managers to ensure role ambiguity is minimized and clear roles are given and communicated to the employees if they wish to enhance employees’ performance. Government should encourage the use of ministry of transportation (MOT) for testing vehicles; this will force and compel the owners to maintain their vehicles as adopted by UK government. Also government should provide good road facilities and good road networks.

Change in Organizational Role Stress is Panacea of HRM Practices: A Comparative Study of Higher Education Institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Afroze Nazneen ◽  
Inass Salamah Ali
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Organizational Role ◽  
Hrm Practices

The present study conducted on faculty members of self-financing higher education institutions and government managed higher education institutions. It was aimed to ascertain the levels of organizational role stress and HRM practices, determine the relationships between role stress and HRM practices. Further it aimed at to compare the perception of self-financing institution and government higher education institutions employees on organizational role stress and HRM practices. Sample of present research based on convenient random sampling technique adopted to select 229 respondents from different self-financing institutions and government higher education institutions. Organizational role stress scale and HRM practices scales used to collect the data. The data analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and t- test to compare the groups. The results revealed that role overload appeared the most dominant stressor followed by role ambiguity, role erosion and inter role distance among faculties of self-financing institutions whereas inter role distance and role isolation emerged as the dominant stressors for faculties of government higher education institutions. The faculties of self-financing institutions are reasonably satisfied with team work and performance appraisal systems of HRM practices whereas faculties of government higher education institutions are more satisfied with compensation and participation in decision making dimensions of HRM practices. The results revealed inverse relationships between organizational role stress and HRM practices in all types of institutions. Further results observed that two groups of faculties differed significantly on role stagnation, role erosion, role overload, self-role distance, role ambiguity and resource inadequacy. On the other hand two groups differ significantly on all dimensions of HRM practices. Further results discussed in detail with suitable example.

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