Work Stress: Causes, Effects and Management-A Review

Stress at workplace is emerging as a major problem in India, more so as economic activities increase, there is pressure on employees to enhance their performance. This paper presents a review of work stress, various facets of the problem, causes and suggests measures to manage work stress. Employers need to know about the factors causing stress amongst their employees as this problem has long term effects on the functioning of the organization and also on the health of the employees. Individualistic and organizational approaches have been suggested for managing work stress.