AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF STRESS MANAGEMENT ON EXECUTIVES IN LUCKNOW CITY AND NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR UNDERSTANDING STRESS IN ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
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Authors:
• S. Athar Mahmood, email: unknown, Afiliation: Department of Business Administration, Integral University, Luck now
• Gaurav Bisaria, email: unknown, Afiliation: Department of Business Administration, Integral University, Luck now -
Keywords: unknown
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Abstract:
The contingencies of modern life have changed the scenario for people today. New aspects have crept into life styles due to hectic work schedules and pressures. Stress is one such aspect that is receiving unprecedented attention from practitioners and academicians alike. Needless to say, stress is present in every one but shows up in some people more than others, the cause of which is a wide area of research. This paper aims to fill in the above mentioned information by investigating the causes of stress on executives. In the initial part of the paper, stress is discussed in detail and supported by information and facts. Some remedies to counter stress are also mentioned.
In second part, the research and its findings are described which was conducted on executives in Luck now city. The results are shown through figures as well as described in detail. The main causes of stress are listed out as shown through the research. Based on this research, three new perspectives have been developed to understand stress in organizational context. The first approach is quantitative in nature and includes certain important variables like bad performance, inter personal relations, health problems and obsolescence. The second approach is qualitative in nature and depicts how stress aggravates in people.
The final approach describes a sort of tussle between stress and ‘anti stress’ measures and hence is termed as Counter Balance approach. Conclusions are drawn from the research as well as from the new proposed perspectives and include a complete picture of how stress is being tackled by executives themselves as well as from efforts by organizations.