International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 4

Effect of personality on organisational role stress: A case study of working women in Ludhiana

  • Author:
  • Luxmi , Sandeep Kaur
  • Total Page Count: 15
  • Page Number: 211 to 225

*Reader, University Business School (UBS), Panjab University, Chandigarh

**Research Scholar, University Business School (UBS), Panjab University, Chandigarh

Online published on 14 November, 2013.

Abstract

Today the women is performing multitask and versatile roles which leads sometimes to Role conflict. Role Expectations, Role ambiguity, Personal Inadequacy due to this role stressors she is going through many of psychological, social and emotional problems and this is again producing the vicious circle of stress leading to personality disorders then these personality disorders leading to have more stress In the present study, an attempt has been made to find whether there is any effect of personality on the organisational role stress. The results of the study revealed that on the four factors of personality has negligible effect on role stressors as Inter Role Distance, Role ambiguity, Personal Inadequacy, Resource Inadequacy. There is not a strong correlation of any of personality dimension with different role stressors. Organisation role stress is due to the problems within the organisation. Probably due to the roles are not properly allocated, role expectation are high, versatility of roles played by women, inadequate resources, lack of personal inadequacy, role erosions and role stagnation due to lack of modern and technical facilities.