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decisions, while the focal person has to abide by these decisions. Ifthis results in hindenng task achievement the focal personexpmrnces strcaa. Next, the administrative influence in a workenvironment is often transmitted via rules. regulations and policyinfluences. All three when in excess produce stress. The moreseruelcsti the rules and regulations and the morehrbitrary thepolicy, the more the stress. Another important variable which givesnw to stress is the perceived level of participation inorganlsat~onal policy and dec~s~on - mak~ng. Not having theopportunity to partlclpate In decls~ons that affect one's work maycause stress.Work envlrunments arc heterogeneous and have d~fferentstrrssors Most organlsatlons e~ther ~mplrc~tl\ or explicitlyenshnne thclr success crlterla In their goals and objectives Workorganlsatlons do not operate In the rnechan~st~c manner suggestedbv the smooth transformatlon of organ~sat~onal O~JCC~~V~S Intomanapal actlon In practice. thls transformatlon 1s influenced bya number of factors For example, the organ~sat~onal politlcsengaged In by changing coal~tlon of managers, who often operatemth mmnt and confictmg ideas about organ~sahonal ends andmans. Consequently many managers find themselves m a