Stressors
...Why Stress is the most common ailment of the Modern Age 3
Sources of Stress: Stressors 4
Types of Stressors 4
APPLICATIONS: Change Management at HP Norway 7
Stress Management and Fun-Culture at Google- The best place to work 2008
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Stressors at IBS Hyderabad
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Conclusion 12
Scope
Stress is the most common ailment today.
An understanding of stress and its factors is important if the organizations and individuals today have to maximize their performance, compete and succeed in the new globalized world.
For example, consider the following research article from stress.org
Organizations especially cannot ignore their work culture and environment which maybe a major source of stress for employees.
Apart from that, stress in individuals results in low-performance, mood swings, unstable relationships, etc. All results which further act as a cause of stress and start a vicious cycle.
It is in this context that it is important today for organizations and individuals to understand the causes of stress, in order to better manage their resources, and come out with unique stress management or reduction techniques.
Introduction
Dr Stephen P. Robbins defines stress as a “dynamic condition in which an individual is confronted with an opportunity, demand, or resource related to what an individual desires and for which the outcome is perceived to be both uncertain and important.”
Let us try to understand this definition. Stress is a condition where an individual maybe faced any of the following conditions. Firstly, it is might be an opportunity for a potential gain that may induce a person to push himself/herself harder in order to achieve the potential gain.
Secondly, it might be a situation where there is a demand on an individual (responsibilities, pressures, obligations, uncertainties), and to meet that demand a person may not have adequate...
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