organisational stress - Pondicherry University DSpace Portal

assumed ominous dimensions. The stress being experienced bythe boss is not only a danger to him but a source of anxiety anddistress to others, mainly sub-ordinates. Th~s is so because thestress adversely affects boss's attitude, behaviour andperformance.Each job carnes some pecuhar problems of its own.Bureaucratic practices and poor supervisory relationships oftencause stress. An employee may also be frustrated if he feels thatthe present job does not provide any opportunlry to prove h~sworth. It also appears that job sat~sfact~on has a natural tendencyto decllnrA study on stress should embrace two important lnteractlngprocesees. namely, appra~sal and coplng. The appmsal processrefers to the analysts of the determinants of stress (Stressors) andits effect on the ~nd~vlduals physical, psycholoe;lcal andbehavloural mil - krng (Strain). The coping process IS nothlngbut the different ways of deahg with stress. Thus, gaming agreater undemtiqdmg of the processes related to stress hasrelevance for employes. organizations and society as a whole.