...FGH Industrial Sales THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON BUSINESS EMPLOYEES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED BY EMPLOYERS TO MANAGE EMPLOYEE STRESS (Business Report) 2015-2016 Suraydah R. Bod-oy Accounting Manager Table of Contents Introduction 3 Statement of the Problem 3 Significance of the Study 3 Scope of the Study 3 Review of Related Literature 4 Methods of the Study 5 Limitations of the Study 5 Introduction 6 Findings 6 Conclusions 10 Recommendations 11 Bibliography 12 Questionnaire 13 Section I Introduction to the Study Introduction Today, many organizations and employees are experiencing the effects of stress on work performance. The effects of stress can be either positive or negative. What is perceived as positive stress by one person may be perceived as negative stress by another, since everyone perceives situations differently. According to Barden (2001), negative stress is becoming a major illness in the work environment, and it can debilitate employees and be costly to employers. Managers need to identify those suffering from negative stress and implement programs as a defense against stress. These programs may reduce the impact stress has on employees' work performance. Statement of the Problem The purpose of this study was to determine the negative effects of stress on employees and the methods employers use to manage employees' stress. Significance of the Study There are three primary groups that may benefit from this study. The first group, consisting...
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...and Job Satisfaction Published by admin at 11:14 am under Example of Research Papers Thesis Statements: Attitude and Job Satisfaction: A worker attitude towards work is directly linked to the job satisfaction; a worker who is satisfied with his job performs better and excels at what he does. It is therefore imperative for a company to understand the attitude of its workers and measure the job satisfaction of its employees, as job satisfaction is essential for productivity. Introduction Worker attitude and job satisfaction deals with how an organization behaves. It involves the management directing employees into improving organizational and personal effectiveness. It plays an enormous role in determining the attitudes of employees and their job satisfaction. When an employee is happy, it is usually because they are satisfied with their work. This also improves the quality of their work. Attitude and job satisfaction may not fall completely on the management but also on the employees. If employees enjoy their work, they will not need external motivation from management, but instead the satisfaction they attain from completing their work will motivate them (Robbins, 2004). Job satisfaction is an individual’s contentment with their work. Its effect on productivity is either positive or negative. The relationship between job satisfaction and job productivity is however not consistent. An individual may still obtain high job productivity without having the satisfaction in the...
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...Effect of Job Stress and Job Satisfaction on Performance: An Empirical Study Rashmi Shahu, S.V. Gole Department of Management Technology RKN Engineering College Nagpur, India (rashmishahu@yahoo.co.uk) (golesv@rknec.edu) Volume 2, Number 3 September 2008, pp. 237-246 Occupational stress is commonly acknowledged to be a critical issue for managers of private manufacturing companies. This study attempts to fill part of this void in literature by examining the relationship between job stress, job satisfaction and performance among 100 managers of private manufacturing firms. The study’s findings suggest that higher stress levels are related to lower performance whereas higher job satisfaction indicates higher performance. The main objective was to see if there was any relationship between job performance, job satisfaction and job stress & to preface model for the same. The research was assessed by using various instruments. Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Job Stress, Job Manufacturing Firms, Occupational Stress Index Performance, Private 1. Introduction 1.1 Job Performance in Relation to Job Satisfaction In the field of Industrial / Organizational psychology, one of the most researched areas is the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance (Judge, Thoresen, Bono, & Patton, 2001). Landy (1989) described this relationship as the “Holy Grail” of Industrial psychology. Research linking job performance with satisfaction and other attitudes has been studied since...
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...AssociAtion of Job sAtisfAction, Productivity, MotivAtion, stress levels with flextiMe Kalpana solanki* Abstract It has been observed that the concept of flextime is very useful but it has not been understood and utilized by many organizations till date in UAE. The flextime concept is suitable to those employees who are willing to work in flexible work shifts with suitable work timings .This research is focused on finding out a relationship between flextime and employee productivity, job satisfaction, work productivity, motivation and reduction in the stress levels of the employees. There is a good scope for implementing flextime in UAE since many such jobs that can be done with flexibility in the work timings are available in the organizations (both in the manufacturing and service oriented industries). To test the hypothesis the researcher used (ANOVA) linear regression test which shows the relationship between independent variable (flextime) and the dependent variable (job satisfaction, work productivity, motivation, and stress levels). The researcher has used frequency table for analysis of the demographic factors and has done the mean and standard deviation analysis. The researcher has used the Pearson correlation test to check the validity of the research questionnaire. Keywords: Flextime, Job Satisfaction, Motivation, Productivity, Work stress IntroductIon Job satisfaction is considered as one of the most essential components of work life, and one of the major factors...
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...Report Sample Reports A FORMAL REPORT THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON BUSINESS EMPLOYEES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED BY EMPLOYERS TO MANAGE EMPLOYEE STRESS Prepared for Dr. Robert J. Olney Southwest Texas State University Prepared by Charles Dishinger Nancy Howard Bill Kiagler Sherry Seabrooke Donna Tucker November 29, 20-- S-29 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Sample Reports ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………………… ………. LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………………… ……… ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………… ………………... SECTION I INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY………………………………………………….. Introduction…………………………………………………… ……………... Statement of the Problem…………………………………………………….. Significance of the Study…………………………………………………….. Scope of the Study…………………………………………………………… Review of Related Literature………………………………………………… Methods of the Study………………………………………………………… Source of Data…………………………………………………… …. l iii iv v 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 S-30 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Sample Reports iii LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Programs Offered by Employers to Manage Stress ........…………………………………… Page 8 S-31 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Sample Reports iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Age Distribution of Respondents .......................……………………………………………. 2. Negative Effects of Stress on Work Performance ........……………………………………… Page...
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...Seattle Pacific University USA gsteinke@spu.edu ABSTRACT This paper explores how outsourcing activities and decisions put the well-being of the remaining employees at risk, ultimately affecting productivity and creating further costs to the employer. It highlights four potential threats to remaining employees: trust, job satisfaction, motivation, and stress. The paper provides several suggestions for mitigating these impacts, including communication to retain trust, acting ethically to ensure satisfied employees, seeking an understanding of employee perspectives to build employee motivation, and providing good planning along with training and development to reduce employee stress. INTRODUCTION Globalization provides organizations with more options than ever before. Business leaders are continuously encouraged to adapt, reevaluate, and strategically improve processes and approaches. Best practices are reinvented rapidly in attempt to keep up with market trends. The quest to recognize new methods for increasing revenue has become the inspiration for exploring new management techniques and strategies. One such rising trend in the advent of global markets is that of outsourcing. Common purposes for outsourcing include improvements to performance, cycle time, cost-savings, market share, productivity, customer service, and quality (Elmuti & Kathawala, 2000) in industries such as information systems/technology, human resource, logistics and administrations, real estate, transportation, marketing...
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...Improving Organizational Performance at AirDevils Linking job satisfaction and organization productivity directly to an employee’s psychological state within the workplace is possible using theory of motivation. Rectifying psychological causes such as dissatisfaction motivate employees to perform tasks well, thus leading to productive behavior. Rectifying psychological factors can remove workplace stressors and relieve issues employees face in the workplace. AirDevils is a company full of dissatisfied and stressed employees. Although they may seem linked, the cause for dissatisfaction is not the cause for stress or vice versa as two specific groups make up the company. The performers make up one group and the supporting crewmembers make up the other. Dissatisfied performers create a downward spiral in productivity, and stressed crewmembers are unavailable or missing from work. The job characteristics theory of motivation is applicable to both groups to create improved job satisfaction and organizational productive by lowering stress. Improving the performers behavior by incorporating new stunts in routines can create a better aerial performance. In turn, AirDevils may begin to win awards in competition with the new routine, leading to improved job satisfaction. Some crewmembers are also aspiring performers, but too many are not able to keep pace because of injury and job stress. To reduce dissatisfaction and stressors, AirDevils must alleviate problems between performers and...
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...Survey Summary on: Stress in the hospitality sector. By Group: Twinkling Stars Name Roll Sujan Sarker 27 Gayatri Saha 29 Md. Rubel Miah 42 Nasrin Akhter 45 Rothy Das Chaiti 46 Md. Kuraisin Hossain 66 BBA Program (4th batch) THM-222: Human Resource Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management University of Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh 2012 Letter of Transmittal 27 November, 2012 Mr. Md. Shariful Alam Khandakar Lecturer Dept. of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Dear Sir, It is a great pleasure for me to submit the summary on “Stresses in Hospitality Sector”. This study has given me the opportunity to know about job stress of hotel industries. The experiences that I have gathered through this study will help me in our future career, indeed. I would like to convey my special thanks and gratitude to Md. Shariful Alam Khandakar for condescending my effort & for giving me proper guidance and valuable advice. I try to my best to cover all the relevant fields. I will be honored to provide you any additional information, if necessary. Sincerely Yours, Group: Twinkling Stars BBA 4th Batch Dept...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background and Rationale of the Study Job satisfaction in registered nurses should be of great concern to any organization. Nurses hold the majority of positions in most health care settings, and replacement of licensed personnel is costly and time consuming. As newly graduated nurses, we have limited time but ample exposure to varying degrees of job satisfaction. What makes some so happy with their chosen profession, and others so unhappy? Aside from a change of career, is there a solution? With the current nursing shortage, and the anticipation of worsening conditions, we set out to investigate the sources of dissatisfaction in the health care setting. We reviewed several scholarly sources and withdrew pertinent information. Following the discussion of literature findings is a summary including suggestions for further research. In the article written by Fletcher, job satisfactions as well as dissatisfactions were investigated. Questionnaires were mailed to 5,192 registered nurses (RNs), 1,780 of which were returned and scored using several evaluation methods (Fletcher, 2001). Researchers looked at job satisfaction, patient satisfaction and safety, extrinsic work values, role of the immediate supervisor, and intent to stay in nursing. Job satisfaction was evaluated on several levels: Profits, Job performance, Intrinsic work values, and, Patient care issues. Profits referred not to personal financial gain, but to the organization’s profits. Many...
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...influence of stress factors in the workplace. Nevertheless, even today, managers and leaders seem to ignore how this psychological aspect affects the workplace. In organisational settings, stress can generate very significant consequences on a number of different aspects, including employee motivation. For this reason managers and leaders must consider stress factors and provide effective stress management initiatives in the workplace (Nikkos et al., 2010). This paper will outline the main aspects of stress in the workplace and how it affect employers in organisational settings. The effect of stress in the workplace can have dramatic consequences within the workplace. Stress can affect the employee’s behaviour with other employees, Stress can significantly reduce employee concentration and even affect mood swings. Stress also reduces the likeliness of the success of any motivation techniques implemented by managers and leaders. Motivation plays a very important role in all organisations. Generally, high levels of employee motivation can have a positive effect for business entities, helping them to achieve success and organisational aims. Different experts have investigated the subject. The examination of the notion of motivation within work settings has become the focus of the work of several theories of management science. Employees must be motivated to work effectively and efficiently. Stress can lower...
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...Dana White Professor Sharon Bell IBA 540, 541, 543 28 February 2013 The Importance of Maintaining Employee Satisfaction Employee satisfaction is a key component to the success of any business. Keeping employees’ satisfied and motivated within their careers should be a top priority for every employer for various reasons, including low turnover rates as well as quality work and high levels of production. Job satisfaction is described as "a pleasant feeling resulting from the perception that one's job fulfills or allows for the fulfillment of one's important job values"( Noe 308). Job satisfaction is ultimately based on values, perceptions and ideas of what is important. Employees will be satisfied with their jobs as long as they perceive that their jobs meet their values. There are various reasons as to why employees become unhappy with their jobs, including stress, lack of recognition, limited opportunities for growth, pay and benefits, as well as many others. Management should try their best to improve these factors in hopes to achieve a low turnover rate which will in turn help in the success of the business. Beginning with the hiring process, employers should actively seek employees who have a high interest level in that specific field or position. This point is very important according to Kristen Gregory who states, "an employee who has no interest in his or her field, or the position in which he or she begins in a job, may initially put forth his or her best effort...
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...increasing demand of flexible workplace practices, such as flexitime, that can support employee’s work-life balance and reduce the level of work-family stress (Downes & Koekemoer, 2011; Hammer, et al., 2005). Flexitime is generally defined as a work arrangement that allows employees to have flexibility in term of when work is conducted, sometimes with a core working-hours requirement (Eaton, 2003). Whilst many organisations are introducing a flexitime system to meet employee’s demand, recent research shows that 54% of Australian organisations are reluctant to offer flexitime to employees (Kionos Australia, 2013). This indicates that, although a number of Australian organisations recognise the benefits of flexitime, more than half of the organisations consider flexitime as a challenging or ineffective arrangement. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate research relating to flexitime and clearly reveal its benefits and challenges. For the past decades, a considerable number of researches have been conducted to study the effects of flexitime. Kelly et al. (2008) carried out a comprehensive and critical review of literature in respect of flexible working arrangements and concluded that flexitime have a positive impact on companies with respect to two organisational outcomes: boosting revenue, typically by increasing productivity and reducing costs, typically by reducing turnover. Kronos Australia (2013) undertook a diverse survey of 500 managers and 2,000 employees from...
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...have been duly acknowledged. I hereby verify this research has not been submitted in substance for any other degree. Signature:ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ Date: ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ Supervisor Name: Mr. Iqbal Singh Kaundali Signature:ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ Date: ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ iii APPLICATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH PAPER PART A: STUDENT PARTICULAR 1. Name Student’s Number : Nowier Mohammed Al-Anzi : 51060418 PART B: PARTICULARS ABOUT THE PROJECT 1. Title of the project : Workplace Environment and Its Impact on Employee Performance : To determine the impact of work environment on employees’ productivity 2. Research Objective 3. Proposed Research Method Research Design : Questionnaire PART C: FUCULITY'S INPUTS 1. Topic chosen: Acceptable/Not acceptable: 2. Suggested supervisor for the student: Mr. Iqbal Singh iv Kaundali RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM Project Paper Title: Workplace Environment and Its Impact...
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...Retention Paper Operating an organization requires proficient communication and managerial skills. Businesses spend hours of gathering information to help companies in his or her productivity. However, to have a productive organization, the management, and staff must have competent skills. Hiring autonomous consultants is one way to organize businesses, growth of companies, and benefiting the process. Working as a consultant implementing work theories helps with job retention and recruitment. Recommending appropriate changes helps with employee productivity and increases job satisfaction. Fortunately, for companies as JC’s Casino a stringent plan developed through employee, observation, and customer feedback will target unwanted behaviors from lower and upper management. Providing JC’s Casino with the appropriate information required will keep productive dealers, and housekeepers while satisfying the customers. Improving Employment Recruitment and Retention Unfortunately, JC’s casino experiences customer and employee complaints. Housekeepers and dealers during exit interviews have expressed series of complaints concerning pit boss Joe. The managerial and behavioral approach of Joe is affecting the productivity for the guests and employees. Although complaints during exit interviews have stress with human resources director Tom Sneed, a series of issues continues to plague the performance of the business including payroll and accounting departments. Full-time employees...
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...and generated issues that would impact the employees of the IT Department. After the abrupt dismissal the remaining employees began to exhibit unprofessional behaviors such as socializing, taking longer breaks, tardiness, and missing departmental meetings. They began to physically and psychologically withdraw from the company becoming disengaged with the department revealing their true issue, stress and job satisfaction. B. Framework for case analysis: Workplace stress is common in today’s uncertain jobs market; however, an abundance of stress can interfere with employee’s productivity and impact their physical and emotional health (Segal, Smith, & Robinson, 2013). Studies show that employees who have high stress levels tend to underperform and cannot work to their full potential, which in turn cause companies to lose profits. Employees who underperform during their job tend to have low job satisfaction. Studies have shown that workplace stress can be directly linked to job satisfaction; although, most researchers find that workplace stress is viewed as a predecessor of job satisfaction (Mansoor, Fida, Nasir, & Ahmad, 2011). Job dissatisfaction can be linked to the organizational structure of a company, lack...
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