*Ph.D Research Scholar, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
** Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.
Online published on 9 October, 2012.
This study investigates the relartionship between job stress and job satisfaction among pharmacists in Tirunelveli city, Tamilnadu. The study has ranked the organization related stressor and pharmacists specific stressors. The sample consists of 60 pharmacists from 20 leading hospitals at Tirunelveli city. Simple average, weighted average and Z-score test have been used to analyze the data. Hypothesis has been framed and tested. The result shows that there is a relationship between stress and job satisfaction. The study analyses the coping style being followed by the pharmacists. The study has given suitable suggestions to reduce the work stress and improve the job satisfaction.
Pharmacists, Organization related stressors, Pharmacists specific stressors, job satisfaction, coping, Tirunelveli
