organisational stress - Pondicherry University DSpace Portal

It may also be sated here that stress can k either temporarylong term, mild or severe, depending mostly on how h g its causesconttnue, how powerful they are and how strong the employee'srecover). powers are. If stress is temporary or mild. most peoplecan handle ~t, or atleast recover from its effects rather quickly.Roblems predictably arise when htgh intenstty s m continues ~for an extended duratton of time.Job stress can be postt~ve or negatlve Some work ssltuat~onsrnnv have pos~ttvc challegcs and excitement. :vntle others are ver).thrcatentng and anxiety arouslngmEwb.ss" or psifa stress IS one where the s~tuationolTers an approtunlo to the lnd~v~dual to ga:n sorneth~ng. In ~tsabsence the tnd~vldual lacks the 'edge' necessary for peakperformance Promottons to new jobs make the employees feelanuous about theu new work assslgnments. through they lookfonvard to the add~t~onal challenges, rewards and antement. Inthese caws, the nw and uncertmn job sttuanons create posslnvestrcra also called 'Eustrcss' as stated by Hans Selye (1956).