Modern lifestyle is full of stress. You have not only to cope with challenges at work but also with stress that you take along with you to work. What adds to the problem is that in these difficult times when economy is bad, stress at home and workplace are on the rise. Workplace stress grows…
Human Resource
Best Ways for Managing Stress
Some of the Worlds best ways for Managing Stress are: Exercise Physical exercise not only promotes overall fitness, but it helps you to manage emotional stress and tension as well. For one thing, exercise can emotionally remove one temporarily from a stressful environment or situation. Being fit and healthy also increases your ability to deal…
Best Ways to Reduce Stress
Identify causes of stress. Make honest assessments whether stress is related to your home and family, work or other relationship. Share your thoughts and feelings with your loved ones. Discuss the causes of stress, openly with those concerned. Try to avoid unpleasant situations. Realize that there are other people experiencing problems similar to yours. Simplify…
Job Stressors
Jobs Stressors refers to aspects of work that may invoke feelings of anxiety in a person. These are broken down into two groups, work-related job stressors and people management related job stressors. Work-related job stressors Uncertainty of employment – a person may be on a contract and unable to perhaps apply for a housing loan…
Causes of Stress
Best Definition of Stress is as follows: “Situations, circumstances or any stimulus that is perceived to be a threat is referred to as a stressor, or that which causes or promotes stress.” (Brian Luke Seaward) ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS CAUSING STRESS Task Demands Role Demands Interpersonal Demands Organizational Structure Organizational Leadership ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Economic Uncertainty Political Uncertainty…
Ways to Cope with Role Stress
When individuals experience stress, they try to adopt ways of dealing or coping, with it, as they cannot remain in a continual state of tension. The word coping has been used mainly with two meaning—ways of dealing with stress, and the efforts to master harmful conditions, threat or challenge. We will use the term coping…
Quality of Work Life (QWL)
The term “quality of work life” (QWL) was first introduced in 1972 during an international labour relations conference. QWL received more attention after United Auto Workers and General Motors initiated a QWL program for work reforms. Robbins (1989) defined QWL as “a process by which an organization responds to employees needs by developing mechanisms to…
Evaluate Quality of Work Life
QWL programs can be evaluated on the basis of following points: Fair compensation and job security: The economic interests of people drive them to work at a job and employee satisfaction depends at least partially , on the compensation offered. Pay should be fixed on the basis of the work done, responsibilities undertaken, individual skills…
Factors Influencing / Decide The Quality of Work Life
The factors that influence and decide the Quality of work life are: Attitude: The person who is entrusted with a particular job needs to have sufficient knowledge, required skill and expertise, enough experience, enthusiasm, energy level, willingness to learn new things, dynamism, sense of belongingness in the organization, involvement in the job, inter personnel relations,…
Elements in Quality of Work Life
Open communication Equitable reward system A concern for employee job security Participation in job design – job enrichment & organisational design Employee skill development Reduction of occupational stress Good employer-employee relations A challenging job More opportunity for growth Encouraging creativity and innovation in employees Alternate work schedule Workers participation in management Supportive leadership Autonomy and…