A Study on Organizational Stress among Workin...

A Study on Organizational Stress among Working Women in It Sector

Author Name : M. R. Kanimozhi

INTRODUCTION

In recent times Stress is normal phenomenon in the contemporary life. Stress is an integral part of an human existence, is said to have an immense influence over the lives of individuals and the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization where they work. Once stress exceeds a certain limit it can cause burnout and deteriminantally affect work performance. In this context the IT profession is increasingly characterized by organizational stress. Educational researchers have long been concerned with stress among working women. This was administered organizational Role Stress (ORS) scale Developed by Pareek to measure 10 types of stress. Aditi and kumari(2005) discussed in their research women’s are facing a lot of problems overweight, body ache and psychosomatic effect etc. The women are working in under Stress because they have to perform various roles. The expectation’s are high from women when they are working. They have the pressure of balancing work and family. As organization become more complex the potentiality for stress increases.

Stress is a consequence of socio-economic complexity and to some extent is a stimulant as well. The term “stress” is used here to refer to such terms and concepts as strain and pressure.  Stress may be referred to as an unpleasant state of emotional and physiological arousal that people experience in situations that they perceive as dangerous or threatening to their well-being. The word stress means different thing to different people. Some people define stress as events or situations that cause them to feel tension, pressure or negative emotions such as anxiety and anger. Others view stress as the response to these situations. This response includes physiological changes such as increased heart rate and muscle tension as well as emotional and behavioural changes.