organisational stress - Pondicherry University DSpace Portal

DC.trrssN or negaHw stress is assoc~ated ~7th heart-dlsease,alcoholism, drug abuse, manta1 breaitdoun, absenteelsrn, childabuse and a host of other soclalph!s~cal, organlzatlon andemot~onal problems For example. \\hen managers are glven majorprojects to complete under severe time pressures, they feel venrensc and nervous about being unable to get theu work done onrlrneNrgattve stress occurs uhen \\e percene an ~mbalanceSetween the dcmands placed on us and our abilln to meet those~!rmands In n certaln amount of rlmc ~Dal~dson 1997)3.8.1 Positive role of stressRrsei~r ) h.id norrd. each ~ndtv~duai nerds a moderate amount ofstress to br aicrt and capabir ofiunct~onlng eifect~\.cl\. In anorganwtlonIt ma\ prove as an asset so long as ~t IS tolerableand helps In crraung health\ competltlon Organlzanonalrscrllenct and rnd~vidual success are ach~cvrd through \\?lI-managed stresles