Impact of Organizational Stressors on IT Professionals in India

Authors

  • V. Sreecharan  Assistant Professor, Management Studies Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Dr. Mohammed Mansoor  Assistant Professor, Management Studies Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Stress Management, Organizational Stressors, IT Professionals

Abstract

Stress Management is drawing more and more attention nowadays, particularly in the corporate context. There is no such work as a stress- free job. Everyone in their work is exposed to tension, frustration and anxiety as they gets through the duties assigned to them. In order to make one’s work experience and environment as pleasant as possible, it is better to learn the technique of moderating and modulating the personal stress levels. In fact, stress can also be used as a positive and forceful associate for achieving success and for right level of motivation to drive through any obstacles on the way. This research work is an analytical, empirical study based on survey of IT professionals in India. The sample was drawn from the various IT hubs in India to make it more representative of the IT professional’s population. Through the pre-tested questionnaire used in the survey, data were generated on the respondents’ demographics, their perceived organizational stressors, their self-assessed stress levels, job satisfaction, intention to quit and their stress coping strategies.

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2017-03-30

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Volume 3, Issue 3, March-April-2017

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V. Sreecharan, Dr. Mohammed Mansoor, " Impact of Organizational Stressors on IT Professionals in India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp.658-672, March-April-2017.