Causes and Effects of Job Stress among Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) Employees in Runde Catchment WRITTEN BY LESLEY BOBO 1 ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate the causes and effects of stress among ZINWA employees in Runde Catchment.The purpose of the study was to find out whether poor working conditions‚ leadership styles‚ or the issues of occupational health and safety were causing stress among the employees. A sample of 83 employees comprising of people from all sections
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Job stress has proven to be a difficult issue for the workplaces and the labor movement to tackle. Unlike physical or chemical hazards‚ there is not an obvious tangible hazardous agent. This issue has also been preempted by corporate stress management‚ health promotion‚ or employee assistance programs‚ which explain stress as a purely personal reaction‚ and often treat the symptoms‚ not the causes‚ of job stress. The occupational stress field also has been plagued by a variety of definitions and
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Organisational Behaviour Assignment - Stress in the Workplace Definition Stress has been defined in many ways‚ yet there has been no definition of stress that everyone accepts. It was because of this that i felt it was necessary to look at many different definitions of stress to get a more accurate understanding of the term. Most definitions say that stress is caused by a stimulus. The stimulus which is also called the stressor can be either physical or psychological. The demands the stressor
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What Is Stress? Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand. It can be caused by both good and bad experiences. When people feel stressed by something going on around them‚ their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give people more energy and strength‚ which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger. But this can also be a bad thing‚ if their stress is in response to something emotional and there is no outlet for this extra
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Introduction Stress is an unavoidable consequence of modern living. Everyone experiences stress in varying forms and degrees. Company directors‚ teachers‚ actors‚ government officials‚ athletes‚ navy officers/soldiers‚ housewives and even students experience stress. With the growth of industries‚ pressure in the urban areas‚ quantitative growth in population and various problems in day to day life are some of the reasons for increase in stress. More generally‚ the term “stress” has been widely
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Managing Stress It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about stress. The bills won’t stop coming‚ there will never be more hours in the day‚ and your career and family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have more control than you might think. In fact‚ the simple realization that you’re in control of your life is the foundation of stress management. Managing stress is all about taking charge of your thoughts‚ emotions‚ schedule‚ and the
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Teens and Stress: It’s Not Just The Hormones At the edge of darkness‚ uncertain and lost‚ there are some who find themselves in what seems like an irreversible situation. Sometimes these individuals can only see one solution left; taking the plunge into the shadows. Youth suicide has been a serious problem in many countries over the past four decades (Gregoire). Statistics show that every year 200‚000 teenagers worldwide commit suicide‚ and approximately 4 million adolescents attempt it (Gregoire)
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Abstract This paper will address the subject of stress in today ’s workplace and the resulting adverse health affects by identifying the health problems associated with untreated stress‚ indicators of stress‚ the sources of stress within organizations‚ the stress involved with organizational change‚ and interventions available to combat the adverse affects of stress. Unhealthy or unproductive stress levels must be addressed in any organization in order for businesses to survive and grow while simultaneously
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Definitions of stress: The most commonly accepted definition of stress (mainly attributed to Richard S Lazarus) is that stress is a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that “demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize.” In short‚ it’s what we feel when we think we’ve lost control of events. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_00.htm The UK Healthy and Safety Executive defines stress in the following way: "the adverse
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Stress is a pressure or tension exerted on a material object. It is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Stress Management refers to the wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person’s levels of stress‚ especially chronic stress‚ usually for the purpose of improving everyday functioning. Stress Management can help you to either remove or change the source of stress‚ alter the way you view a stressful
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