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From, 24.02.06

M.G. Saravanaraj RASIPURAM.

Asst. Prof. In Dept. of Management Stu!es,

Mut"a#amma$ %ng!neer!ng &o$$ege,

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Dear S!r,

I am sen!ng a paper for #our !n perusa$ 3"!" !s a 3or one # M#se$f , Dr. 5. Man!vannan,

an Mrs. S. Sumat"!. I am sen!ng a "ar op# of t"e paper an I 3!$$ sent t"e same t"roug" ema!$

a$so. It !s a !mmense p$easure for us to sen t"e paper to #our pu$!at!on, p$ease f!n t"een$osure an o t"e neefu$ as ear$# as poss!$e.

+"an!ng #ou,

7ours Fa!t"fu$$#,

8M.G. SARA9A:ARA;


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TITLE PAGE

Title Of The Paper : Managing The Stress Among The Employees

- A study on the employees of Burn Standard !o"

Su#$e%t Area : Organi&ational Beha'iour

Author(s )ames : *r" L" Mani'annan"+ M"B"A"+ Ph"*"+ *"L"L"+

M"G"Sara'anara$"+ M"B"A"+ M"Phil"+ P"G"*"M"M"+

S"Sumathi"+ M"B"A"+ M"phil"+ P"G"*"P"M"+

Mailing Address : M"G" Sara'anara$,+ se..ilar street+/arungalpalayam+Erode 0 12332"

e-mail address : mg4Sara'anara$5yahoo"%o"in

Mo#ile )um#er : 6,7,6898
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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MA)AGI)G STESS AMO)G T;E EMPLOtene on t"e emp$o#ees of var!ous organ!=at!on anemp$o#ments.

I)TO*>!TIO):

Moern $!fe !s fu$$ of stress. +"e moern 3or$, 3"!" !s sa! to e a 3or$ of a"!evements,

!s a$so a 3or$ of stress. -ne f!ns stress ever#3"ere, 3"et"er e 3!t"!n t"e fam!$#, us!ness

organ!=at!on or an# ot"er so!a$ or eonom! at!v!t#. R!g"t from t"e t!me of !rt" t!$$ t"e $ast reat"

ra3n, an !n!v!ua$ !s !nvar!a$# e>pose to var!ous stressfu$$ s!tuat!ons. Stress "appens 3"enever

one?s m!n an o# reats to some rea$ or !mag!ne s!tuat!on. S!ne ever# on!t!on or event !n

our a!$# $!fe auses some t#pe of egree or stress, !t !s unrea$!st! an !mposs!$e to tota$$#

e$!m!nate stress from one?s $!fe. Uran!sat!on, !nustr!a$!=at!on an !nrease !n sa$e of operat!on !n

t"e so!et# are aus!ng !nreas!ng stresses. +"e on$# peop$e tota$$# free of stress are t"ose 3"o

popu$ate t"e emeter!es.

@o stress !s a on!t!on ar!s!ng from t"e !nterat!on of peop$e an t"e!r jos an

"arater!=e # "anges 3!t"!n peop$e t"at fore t"em to ev!ate from t"e!r norma$ funt!on!ng.

*Dr. L. Manivannan, Reader & Company Commander Dept. of Corporate Secretaryship,Erode Arts College. Erode.


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*M..Saravanara! Asst. "rof. Dept.of Management St#dies, M#thayammal Engg. College. Rasip#ram.*S.S#mathi, Asst. "rof. Dept.of Management St#dies, $ive%anandhaa College of Engg. or 'omen, (ir#chengode.

Stress an "ave ser!ous onseBuenes for ot" "ea$t" an our 3or performane. In terms of

"ea$t", t"e urrent e$!ef among man# me!a$ prat!oners !s t"at 10 or )0 perent of a$$ p"#s!a$

!$$ness are re$ate to stress. Stress an ause t"e epress!on, !rr!tat!on, an>!et#, fat!gue, $o3ere

se$festeem an reue jo sat!sfat!on. Susta!ne over a $ong per!o, stress an $ea to attempts

to esape t"roug" t"e use of rug or a$o"o$.

e"av!oura$ responses to p"#s!a$ an ps#"o$og!a$ stress affet organ!=at!ons

negat!ve$#. %mp$o#ees uner stress gro3 un"app# 3!t" t"e!r pa#, 3or, o3orers an "ave $ess

organ!sat!ona$ omm!tment an e>"!!t greater egrees of asentee!sm, turnover an prout!on

!neff!!en!es. Dur!ng t"e $ast Buarter of entur#, t"e sujet of stress "as een stu!e e>tens!ve$#,

# !fferent !nvest!gators to e>am!ne t"e ausa$ re$at!ons"!p, Buant!f!at!on an stanar!=at!on of

resear" met"os. 5ot of stu!es "ave een mae # resear"ers to trae t"e auses an

onseBuenes of stress, 3"!$e t"e strateg!es for op!ng 3!t" stress o not seem to "ave ga!ne

f!na$!t#.

)EE* ?O T;E ST>*"!!ts !tse$f !n a genera$ !ssat!sfat!on, so

ov!ous !n our a#toa# $!ves.

Stress !s !susse not on$# !n our ever#a# onversat!ons ut "as eome enoug" a

pu$! !ssue to attrat 3!esprea me!a attent!on 3"et"er !t e ra!o, te$ev!s!on, !fferent v!e3s


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aout !t as stress an e e>per!ene from a var!et# of soures. In ps#"op"#s!o$og# stress refers

to some st!mu$us resu$t!ng !n a eteta$e stra!n t"at annot e aommoate # t"e organ!sm

an 3"!" u$t!mate$# resu$ts !n !mpa!re "ea$t" or e"av!our.

Stress !s part of ever# emp$o#ee?s $!fe. /o3ever, 3"ere stress !s e>ess!ve, persona$ an

organ!=at!ona$ performane !s at est amage. At 3orst, stress !s a $!a!$!t# an a t"reat to t"e

surv!va$ of an organ!=at!on. /ene, t"e pro$ems of stress for us!ness an !nustr#, !s a

sustant!a$ an ser!ous one.

OB@E!TIES O? T;E ST>*


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+"e samp$!ng te"n!Bue use for t"e stu# !s s!mp$e ranom samp$!ng. +"e

samp$e s!=e !s C00 responents "osen from a popu$at!on of 160 emp$o#ees of urn Stanar

&ompan# 5!m!te from t"e fator# an am!n!strat!ve off!e.

*ata !olle%tion:

+"e pr!mar# ata 3as o$$ete t"roug" a struture !nterv!e3 s"eu$e. +"e

seonar# ata for t"e stu# 3as o$$ete from maga=!nes, journa$s, te>t oos an 3es!te.

Statisti%al Analysis:

+"e ata o$$ete 3as furt"er ana$#se us!ng S!mp$e Perentage Ana$#s!s an

Ran!ng Met"o for mean!ngfu$ !nterpretat!on of t"e ata.

A)AL


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:o 64 :ot Feas!$e ((

+ota$ C00 +ota$ C00

In t"e op!n!on of aout 64 responents 3or !s not a soure of stress.-n t"e ot"er "an, aout

6) op!ne t"at t"e# an 3or 3e$$ even uner stress, 3"!" means t"at stress "as not een

a$$o3e to "ave !ts !mpat on t"ese responents 3or

7" Money ?amily as stressors:

Mone# !s a as! neess!t# for an# !n!v!ua$ to surv!ve !n t"e 3or$. It !s a means t"roug"

3"!" t"e mater!a$ aspets of $!fe an e sat!sf!e. Mone# fator !s ef!n!te$# a soure of stress,

ut t"e $eve$ of stress var!es from person to person. Fam!$# !s a ver# !mportant part !n an#

!n!v!ua$s $!fe. It g!ves t"e rea$ reogn!t!on for a persons e>!stene !n t"!s 3or$. Fam!$# seems

to e a soure of stress ut at var#!ng egrees.

TABLE 7

Money ?amily as stressors

MO)E< AS STESSO ?AMIL< AS STESSO

esponse ?reuen%y esponse ?reuen%y:o Stress CE :o Stress 2C

S$!g"t Stress (C S$!g"t Stress 4)

Average stress 4) Average stress 26

Aove Average stress ( Aove Average stress 6

/arore stress :!$ /arore stress :!$

+ota$ C00 +ota$ C00

Aout *C of t"e responents "ave e!t"er s$!g"t or average or aove average stress 3!t"

respet to mone# fator. S!m!$ar$#, 3!t" regar to fam!$#, for aout )E of t"e responents !t !s as

3e$$ a soure of stress.


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2" !onseuen%es of stress:

Stress an "ave ser!ous onseBuenes on ones "ea$t" an "!s 3or performane. Stress an

ause epress!on, !rr!tat!on, an>!et#, fat!gue an t"us $o3er se$festeem an reue jo

sat!sfat!on.

TABLE 2

!onseuen%es of stress

!O)SE>E)!ES ?E>E)!< A)/I)G

/ost!$e 4 *

Pan!e 1 )

+!re 6 1

/eaa"e 21 CIrr!tat!on 20 (

5oss of appet!te ) 4

Unusua$ emot!ons 6 1

M!n Upset ( E

D!arr"ea 2 C0

An>!ousness 22 2

Total C33 -

From t"e aove ta$e !t !s !nferre t"at major!t# of t"e responents suffer from "eaa"e

an fee$ !rr!tate, an>!ous an as 3e$$ $ose t"e!r appet!te ue to stress.

," !oping strategies to %ontrol stress:

+"ere are severa$ op!ng me"an!sms ava!$a$e to reue ones tens!on. Most prom!nent

among t"em are t!me management, p"#s!a$ e>er!ses, re$a>at!on, #oga, so!a$ support,

s!tuat!on ontro$ an unuren!ng onese$f.

TABLE ,


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!oping strategies to %ontrol stress

!OPI)G STATEGIES ?E>E)!< A)/I)G

%>er!ses 2 *

&onversat!on 3!t" fr!ens (0 C

5!sten!ng to mus! C1 (S$eep ( 6

%at!ng 0 C0

7oga C0 4

Me!tat!on 21 2

or 2 *

Rea!ng ( 6

Smo!ngA$o"o$!smDrugs C0 4

TOTAL C33 -

Major!t# of t"e responents fee$ re$a>e 3"en t"e# spea to t"e!r fr!ens an t"e rema!n!ng go

for me!tat!on, #oga, mus!, smo!ng, et., to reue stress.

8" Effe%ti'eness of the %oping strategies:

Stress !s genera$$# unerstoo to "ave an averse effet on an !n!v!ua$?s $!fe an

organ!sat!on?s effet!veness.

TABLE 8

Effe%ti'eness of the %oping strategies

E??E!TIE)ESS ?E>E)!e 3"en t"e# spea to t"e!r fr!ens an t"e ot"ers go for

me!tat!on, #oga, smo!ng, mus!, et., to ope 3!t" t"e!r stress.


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C0. +"e op!ng me"an!sms fo$$o3e # t"e responents are sa! to e effet!ve !n t"e!r

op!n!on.

S>GGESTIO)S:

C. +"ere s"ou$ e proper app$!at!on of !fferent moes of ommun!at!on among t"e

emp$o#ees to remove t"e ommun!at!on arr!ers, ot"er3!se t"!s ma# eome a major

soure of stress for t"e responents.

2. Arrangement of some rereat!ona$ at!v!t!es, tr!ps an tours an ot"er soures of

enjo#ment s"a$$ reue t"e $eve$ of stress among t"e emp$o#ees.

(. In!t!at!ng genera$ meet!ngs one !n a mont" an format!on of gr!evane oun!$ s"a$$

en"ane re$at!ons"!p 3!t" super!ors furt"er more.

4. +"e organ!=at!on an "o$ nee ase ounse$!ng programs regar!ng manag!ng persona$

f!nane, ea$!ng 3!t" fam!$# pro$ems, "ea$t" pro$ems an ea$!ng 3!t" ot"er !ns of

persona$ an fam!$# stressors.

1. Stress management te"n!Bues $!e t!me management, p"#s!a$ e>er!ses, re$a>at!on,

#oga, so!a$ support, s!tuat!on ontro$ an unuren!ng onese$f are furt"er reommene

!n a!t!on to t"e op!ng me"an!sms fo$$o3e # t"e responents.

!O)!L>SIO):

Stress !s "ene unerstoo to "ave an averse effet on an !n!v!ua$s $!fe an

organ!=at!ons effet!veness. &ontrar# to t"!s, moerate stress !s 3e$ome as !t an !nrease effort,

st!mu$ate reat!v!t# an enourage !$!gene !n one?s 3or. ut e>ess!ve$# "!g" stress an


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over$oa an reao3n a persons p"#s!a$ an menta$ s#stem. Stress !s an !nev!ta$e part of

one?s $!fe an !t annot e avo!e. "at an "o3ever e avo!e are t"e negat!ve reat!ons to

stress.

-rgan!sat!ons "ave starte rea$!=!ng t"at stress management !s !mportant an t"e pa# off

omes 3"en e>eut!ves are a$e to ma!nta!n "!g" performane. +"e un!te states orporate g!ants

"ave jumpe to 3e$$ness programs, "ea$t" euat!on programs 3!t" t"e rea$!=at!on t"at a "ea$t"#

emp$o#ee !s a prout!ve emp$o#ee. Stress ounse$!ng an stress management !n t"!s ountr# "as

st!$$ a $o3 prof!$e ut !t !s t!me t"at In!an orporate g!ants start ta!ng steps $!e t"e!r 3estern

ounterparts to ena$e e>eut!ves to asor an #epass stress an stra!n 3"!" !n a#s to ome

$!e$# to man!fest !n a more a$arm!ng 3a#. /ene !t !s suggeste t"at urn Stanar &ompan#

5!m!te s"ou$ aept t"e reommenat!ons state aove an "e$p !ts emp$o#ees to manage t"e!r

stress effet!ve$#.

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Ha"n,R5, an #os!ere,P 8CEE2; @Stress !n -rgn!sat!ons, In M D Dunnette an 5 M /oug" 8%s;,

/anoo of Inustr!a$ an -rgan!sat!ona$ Ps#"o$og#, 2ne!t!on 9o$. (, pp. 1)C610. Pa$o A$to,

&A &onsu$t!ng ps#"o$og!sts press.

ee"r, + A 8CEE1;. Ps#"o$og!a$ Stress !n t"e or, 5onon, Rout$ege.

/ug" Arno$, Dan!e$ &. Se$man -rgan!sat!ona$ e"av!our M Gra3 /!$$ Internat!ona$ %!t!on

:e3 De$"! CE*2.


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a#ne Mone R. Roert. M. :oe A$$#n < aon In, :e3ton Massa &"usetts CE*1. Personne$ t"e

Management of /uman Resoure.

5.M. Prasa -rgan!sat!ona$ e"av!our. Pu # Su$tan &"an < sons : e3 De$"! %!t!on 2000.

H. As3at"appa -rgan!sat!ona$ e"av!our pu. # /!ma$a#a pu$!at!ons "ouse. %!t!on 2000.

Dr. Rajeev S"arma M.D. 5!t, Stress D!sorers !n$u!ng an>!et# < "eaa"e Manoj pu$!at!ons

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