THE IMPACT OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS ON WORKER’S PERFORMANCE

THE IMPACT OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS ON WORKER’S PERFORMANCE

Abstract

Impact of occupational stress on employee performance has been recognized as an important area of concern for organizations. Negative stress affects the physical and mental health of the employees that in turn affects their performance on job. Research into the relationship between stress and job performance has been neglected in the occupational stress literature (Jex, 1998). It is therefore significant to understand different Occupational Stress Inducers (OSI) on one hand and their impact on different aspects of job performance on the other. The study was carried out in Evans Nig, Plc. Descriptive method was used to carry out the research, where questionnaires were administered to 80% of a total population of 100 people. This study revealed the positive effect of stress on employee performance, because stress can cause employee effect on health of an individual and might not let employee be able to contribute fully to work because of weakness in the body and might cause serious health problem because of loss rest. The study also recommended that employee should have control over their work, can reduces stress and enhance motivation and growth to several finding.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background of the Study

Stress is a common element in any kind of job and persons have to face it in almost every walk of life. Stress has been defined in different ways over the years. According to Robbins and Sanghi (2006) "A dynamic condition in which an individual is confronted with an opportunity, constraints, or demand related to what he or she desire and for which the outcome is perceived to be both uncertain and important.

Stress is an increasing problems in organization and often causes adverse effectors on performance.

According to Kahm and Quinn (1970) "stress is the outcome of facet of the assigned work role that cause harmful effect for individual. Occupation stress is considered as harmful factor of the work environment. it also has  unpleasant effect on health of an individual as David (1998) contributed, it can be labeled as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirement of the job do not match the capability, resources, or need of the workers. Occupational stress can lead to poor health and even injury.

According to International Labour Organization (ILO) 1986 it is recognized world-wide as major challenge to individual mental and physical health, and organizational health. Although stress include both good and bad. Robbins and Sanghi (2006) also contributed stress is typically discussed in a negative Contex; it also has a positive value. It is an opportunity when offers a potential gain. Rubina et al, (2008) contributed of the same stress is not always negative harmful and indeed, the absence of stress is death.