Arghya Writeup

8/11/2019 Arghya Writeup

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The banking is one of the most highly competitive sectors of India. With globalization,

modernization and advancement of technology in banks stress has become unavoidable.

Employees find it very difficult to cope with frequent change of jobs and roles becomes more

stressed out. This research paper aimed at finding the underlying reason behind stress and how

employee cope with daily stress. The banking like other services has become very competitive in

India. The researchers chooses the topic as HR of banking should not find any problem in

working and with much stress performance of employee decreases and in turn effect

Organization. With increased competition employee stress increases. Every employee wants a

luxurious life, high income and promotion which increases stress. The study was conducted

among various nationalized bank of Indore with sample size 50. The research used percentage

analysis to analyze and explain results and objective of research. The study found poor quality of

work puts stress on them. The numbers were shocking with 50 % employee think they were

overloaded and 44% feel stressed out for underperformance. 38% were ready to sacrifice daily

household responsibility by obeying order of their boss while 24 % cited household problems for

stress. Only 48% feel existing strategies of bank is useful. As majority of employee feel stressfulthe bank should try to eliminate stress so that employee can increase its productivity and

efficiency. The bank can employ five days of work and arrange YOGA and meditation for its

employee. In sum these positive steps taken by bank could reduce employee stress. The study

has some serious limitation which has not been explored with sample size of 50 is quite small.

The sample is based on Indore and for nationalized bank. The Employee were not eager to fill

the questioner as they were very busy. The personal bias of e employee if bank cannot be ruled

out.

The study designed an effective stress management program for Northwestern University by

highlighting the following problems like quantify the level of stress for Top management, middlemanagement and Rank and file. The study also related job position and stress level. The research

employed descriptivecorrelation design. The sample size was 100 (70 faculty and 30 staff), 15

deans and heads of various department and specifically 3 vice-president and staff for year 2007-

2008. The primary source of gathering information was standard questioner distributed to the

sample of 150 Rank and file, 15 middle level manager and 4 top level management. The Pearson

r was used to link job stress to age, gender, income and number of family member. The

parameters of job stress and job position was analyzed using chi square. Weighted mean was

used to quantify level of stress. The research result gave Normal stress to top level employee

strained stress to middle level manger and balance for support staffs. Finally the research pin

pointed that age, gender, income and number of family member has not correlation to stress,however job stress has positive correlation to job position where middle level manager suffers

The research concludes that middle level manager receive maximum stress as they have to

maintain interaction between top level management and rank and file employee.

The research identified multiple stress placed on Law Enforcement officer in todays society. In

doing the daily duty officer and officers family faces stress related issues. The research paper


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encompassed the issue of how stress effects there close ones and family. The research used

standards formats of paper, magazine and internet for reference. Research included that high

percentage of police officer are divorced. Police officer are stress by many things like their

bosses, colleague and citizen in large. Police officer are also stress by different factors like poor

pay, erratic sleeping habits due to nature of the work and conflicts with family and friend. The

research article proved that developing an education program and regular counseling will help to

tone down stress. The research takes into standard that some amount of stress will be there but in

reaching out to them with proper personal counseling stress can be reduced. The anonymity

should be kept in counseling. The sample and conclusion is based Madison Heights Police

Department. The study recommended these following things to remove or prevent stress like

there is no punitive measures if a police seeks counselling, all information must remain

classified, and there should be other ways to deal with circumstances.

The research aimed at measuring work life stress and the student learning experience. The study

was aimed in replicating a study done by Harper (1994). The original study coincided with some

changes in the institution as the institution was awarded University status in 1992. The new study

was used to measure the effect of stress on Scottish Higher Education Institute (SHEI). Since

1994 the institution has embraced the practice of stress denouncing personal management

program. The institute also got a structural change of relocation to several changes in others. All

the departments were effected with this change to some extent. The system was changed as more

emphasis was given to improve the quality of teaching by changing teaching system and

procedure. Like online revisions and computer presentations. The previous methodology used

was standard questioner which was given to members of academic staff (lecturer and senior

lecturer in SHEI in 1994. The follow up research 2003 used the same questioners were used to

cover background, attitude and support from colleague and perceived level of stress.Quantitivestechniques like frequencies cross tabulation and test of significance were used. On qualitative

front content analysis was used. The finding of the study. The result showed that 76.6% of the

respondent put undue pressure on themselves the majority of respondent suggested less stress

due to organizational change in 1994 but still 55.7 % put stress to be considerable or extreme.

The conclusion of the research was changes in SEI since 1994 were mildly beneficial

nevertheless there was no room for compliancy in dealing with subject.

In the 1990s India developed its capability as a major force in software engineering and IT/ITIS.

Presently Indian information technology employs more than 1 million of employee and provide

indirect employment to quarter million. Due to globalization the employee stress has magnified

and in ages of cut throat completion is very difficult to eliminate stress from our life.

Common stress symptoms are tension, irritability and inability to concrete. Stress is a condition

when a person perceived that demand and supply exceeds personal and social resources. For

example take the formula S= P>R i.e., stress occurs when the pressure exceeds the resources.

Stress is our body's way of responding to any kind of demand. It can Journal of Information

Technology and Economic Development stress can be caused by both good and bad experiences.


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When people think that they are stressed by something going on around them, their bodies

responds by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals aids people more energy and

will power, which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger. But there are

cons to it that, if their stress is in response to something emotional and there is no pathway for

this extra energy and strength.

According to Vasudha Venugopal, (2010), an large number of Software professionals have been

finding it hard to handle emotional stress, according to experts. An occupational hazard,'the

stress related to work needs to be addressed with priority. To live a life , adjusting to stress and

striving for mental health welfare should considered for all and not stamped as a lifestyle

problem of the IT industry. For example the Post-recession, employees feel pressured to perform

well. Regular typical occupational problems such as wrist problems due to constant handling of

the mouse, slip disc and eye fatigue are common now. But handling stress is linked to improved

performance and confidence, but eventually, takes a major toll on his health. As if to

acknowledge the prevalence of high levels of stress among employees, many software

companies have special cells that provide counseling to their employees who face difficulty to

cope with the environment. Companies are also trying to help employeescombat stress better.

Companies such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant and Wipro have regular

breaks intended to help the employees strike a good balance between professionalism and life.

Stress has become more dominant due to social effects and life style changes. In order to adapt

reactions to stress, physical mental and behavior changes occurs. Even though stress destroys

brain cell, moderate amount of stress encourages ignites inspiration and latent talent capabilities.

This study tries to capture silent problems by name of stress like divorce, harassment and onset

of various diseases. The study focuses on stress faced by IT employees because highly focus

targets and pressured results. The research also claims that stress can be beneficial andproductive. The sample size taken by survey is 200 IT employee in and around Hyderabad .Some

of the methods recommend by program are stress management program, support organization

and spiritual programs. The objective of the research was to study the stress on IT companies and

locate effective stress control strategy. The results of study found stress effect on body, mind,

behavior, and emotions. The study identified stress coping strategies at organizing level like

stress management programs, physical activities, stress audit, life style modification prorgram,

finding triggers and stressors, supportive organization, stress counseling program and spiritual

programs. The study was limited to Hyderabad so its data cannot be extrapolated. Stress issue

has become job hazards for IT personal which needs to be addressed with priority. Hence the

need to address the issue is increasing and at organizational level TCS, Infosys and cognizant are

implementing stress controlling program. Having more macroscopic vision of life and positives

will help to reduce stress.

Articles Bibliography


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nationalized bank,Voice of Research,Vol. 2, Issue 3

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Eric S. Parilla, Level of stress experienced by NWU employees: Towards developing a

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Sergeant Corey Haines,Police stress and the effects of family,An applied research

project submitted to the Department of Interdisciplinary Technology as part of the School

of Police Staff and Command Program September 19, 2003

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