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This document discusses a research project on occupational stress among front office and back office employees in the banking sector. It includes an introduction to human resource management and the concept of stress. The document outlines the research objectives, sample, instruments, analysis plan, and timeline. It examines stress in biological terms and defines different types of stress like chronic stress. The research aims to conduct a comparative study of occupational stress levels between front office and back office banking employees and understand how stress can be reduced.
This document discusses a research project on occupational stress among front office and back office employees in the banking sector. It includes an introduction to human resource management and the concept of stress. The document outlines the research objectives, sample, instruments, analysis plan, and timeline. It examines stress in biological terms and defines different types of stress like chronic stress. The research aims to conduct a comparative study of occupational stress levels between front office and back office banking employees and understand how stress can be reduced.
This document discusses a research project on occupational stress among front office and back office employees in the banking sector. It includes an introduction to human resource management and the concept of stress. The document outlines the research objectives, sample, instruments, analysis plan, and timeline. It examines stress in biological terms and defines different types of stress like chronic stress. The research aims to conduct a comparative study of occupational stress levels between front office and back office banking employees and understand how stress can be reduced.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS OF FRONT OFFICE AND BACK OFFICE EMPLOYEES IN BANKING SECTOR
A Research Synopsis submitted as partial fulfilment for the award of the Degree of Masters of Business Administration. ()
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DECLARATION
This is to certify that the project titled A Comparative Study of Occupational Stress of Front Office and Back Office Employees in Banking Sector is my original research work and is being submitted in partial fulfilment for the award of the Masters degree in Business Administration of Devi Ahilya University, Indore. This report has not been submitted earlier either to this University or to any other University/Institution for the requirement of a course of study. Indore abc M.B.A. IV (2010-2012)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
A successful project is a fruitful culmination of the efforts of many people. A project is therefore incomplete if one fails to acknowledge all those individuals who have been instrumental in successful completion of the same. With a profound sense of gratitude and gratefulness I forward thanks to Dr. pradhan, Director, Abc limited for providing me the opportunity to undertake and accomplish this project. When writing this acknowledgement, I must definitely mention that I have been extremely fortunate to have Prof abc , faculty at Medi-Caps Institute of Technology & Management, Indore, as my research guide. I am greatly acknowledging her profound knowledge and advice in each and every stage of my project, sacrificing her valuable time for me.
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This is to certify that Ms. Meenu Mehra has completed the project entitled A Comparative Study of Occupational Stress of Front Office and Back Office employees in banking sector under my guidance and completed the project successfully for the partial fulfillment of the Course Post Graduate Degree in Management (Batch : 20102012). I wish her all the success.
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No. TABLE of CONTENT 1 Conceptual Framework 1.2 Introduction to HR
1.2 Concept of Stress 1.2.1 Introduction to stress 1.2.2 Stress in Biological terms 1.2.3 What is Stress 1.2.4 Occupational stress 1.2.5 Coping with stress at workplace 1.2.6 Stress Management 1.2.7 Workplace Stress 1.2.8 Reduce your Stress 2 Literature Review 3 Rational of Study 4 Research Methodology 4.1 Research objective 4.2 Sample 4.3 Research Instrument 4.4 Data analysis and interpretation 4.5 Employees opinion about how to reduce stress 4.6 Research Flowchart 4.7 Time consideration 4.8 Limitation of the survey Advantages of Written Questionnaires Disadvantages of Written Questionnaires 4.9 Findings 5 References 6 Annexure
1. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (1.1) INTRODUVTION TO HR Human Resource Management is an art of managing people at work in such a manner that they give their best to the organization. In simple word human resource management refers to the quantitative aspects of employees working in an organization. Human Resource Management is also a management function concerned with hiring , motivating ,and maintains people in an organization. It focuses on people in organization. Organizations are not mere bricks , mortar, machineries or inventories. They are people. It is the who staff and manage organizations. HRM involves the application of management functions and principle. The functions and principle are applied to acquisitioning , developing ,maintain , and remunerating employees in organizations. Decisions relating to employees must be integrated. Decision on different aspects of employees must be consistent with other human resource decisions. Decision made must influence the effectiveness of organization. Effectiveness of an organization must result in betterment of services to customers in the form of high quality product supplied at reasonable costs. HRM functions is not confined to business establishment only .They are applicable to non- business organizations, too such as education , health care ,recreation etc. The scope of HRM is indeed vast. All major activities in the working life of his or her entry into an organization until he or she leaves come under the previews of HRM. specifically, the activities included are HR planning , job analysis and be sigh, recruitment and selection , orientation and placement , training and development , performance appraisal and job evaluation , employee and executive remuneration , motivation and communication , welfare , safety and health , industrial relation and the like. HRM is a broad concept Personnel management and human resource development is a part of HRM. Before we define Human Resource Management, it seems good to first define heterogeneous in the sense that they differ in personality , perception , emotion , values, attitudes , motives , and modes of thoughts. Human resource management play an important role in the development process of modern economy . In fact it is said that all the development comes from the human mind. Human Resource Management is a process of producing development ,maintaining and controlling human resources for effective achievement of organization.
1.2 CONCEPT OF STRESS 1.2.1 INTRODUCTION TO STRESS A Lot research has been conducted into stress over the last hundred years. Some of the theories behind it are now settled and accepted; others are still being researched and debated. During this time ,there seems to have been something approaching open warfare between competing theories and definitions : Views have been passionately held and aggressively defended. What complicates this is that intuitively we all feel that we know what stress is , as it is something we have all experienced . A definition should therefore be obvious...except that it is not. Definition: Hans selye was one of the founding fathers of stress research. His view in 1956 was that stress is not necessarily something bad it all depends on how you take it. The stress of exhilarating ,creative successful work is beneficial, while that of failure , humiliation or infection is detrimental. Selye believed that the biochemical effects of stress would be experienced irrespective of whether the situation was positive or negative. Since then, a great deal of future research has been conducted, and ideas have moved on. Stress is now viewed as a bad thing, with a range of harmful biochemical and long term effect. There effects have rarely been observed in positive. 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 , its what we feel when we think weve lost control of events. This is the main definition used by this section of Mind tools, although we also recognize that there is an intertwined instinctive stress response to unexpected events. The stress response inside us is therefore part instinct and part to do with the way we think. The types of stress are as follows : Mechanical Stress (physics), the average amount of force exerted per unit area. Yield stress, the stress at which a material begins to deform plastically. Compressive stress , the stress applied to material resulting in their compaction.
Biological Stress (biological), physiological or phychological stress ; some types include: Chronic stress , persistent stress which can lead to illness and mental disorder. Eustress , positive stress that can lead to improved long-term functioning. Workplace stress , stress caused by employment. Music Accent (music). Stress (band), an early80s melodic rock band from San Diego. Stress (punk band), an early 80s punk rock band from Athens. Stress (Neo-Psychedelic band), from the late 1980s. Stress , a song by the French band Justice on their debut album. Other Stress (game) , card game. Stress (linguistics),phonological use of prominence in language. Chronic stress Chronic stress is stress that lasts a long time or occurs frequently. Chronic stress is potentially damaging. Sympotoms of chronic stress can be: Upset stomach Headache Backache Insomnia Anxiety Depression Anger In the most severe cases it can lead to panic attacks or a panic disorder. There are a variety of methods to control chronic stress, including exercise, healthy diet, stress management , relaxing techniques, adequate rest, and relaxing hobbies. Ensuring a healthy diet containing magnesium may help control or eliminate stress , in those individual with lower levels of magnesium or those who have a magnesium deficiency. Chronic stress can also lead to a magnesium deficiency, which can be a factor in continued chronic stress , and a whole host of other negative medical condition caused by a magnesium deficiency. It has been discovered that there is a huge upsurge in the number of people who suffer from this condition. A very large number of there new cases suffer from insomnia. In a reviews of the scientific literature on the relationship between stress and disease , the authors found that stress plays a role in triggering or worsening depression and cardiovascular disease and in speeding the progression of HIV / AIDS. Compressive stress Compressive stress is the stress applied to materials resulting in their compaction (decrease of volume). When a material is subjected to compressive stress , then this material is under compression. Usually , compressive stress applied to bar , columns , etc. Leads to shortening. Loading a structural element or a specimen will increase the compressive stress until the reach of compressive strength. According to the properties of the material, failure will occur as yield for material with ductile behaviour (most metals, some soil and plastics ) or as rupture for brittle behaviour (geometries , cast iron, glass, etc ). In long, slender structural element such as columns or truss bars an increase of compressive force F leads to structural failure due to bucking at lower stress than the compressive strength. Compressive stress has stress units (force per unit area ), usually with negative values to indicate the compaction . However in geotechnical engineering , compressive stress is represented with positive values.
(1.2.2) STRESS IN BIOLOGICAL TERMS : Stress is biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal boby to repond appropriately to emotional or physical threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined. It includes a state of alarm and adrenaline production , short term resistance as a coping mechanism , and exhaustion . Its refers to the inability of a human or animal body to repond. Common stress symptoms include irritability, muscular tension , inability to concentrate and a variety of physical reactions, such as headaches and accelerated heart rate. The term stress was first used by the endocrinologist Hans Selye in the 1930s to identify physiological responses in laboratory animals. He later broadened and popularized the concept to include the perceptions and responses of humans trying to adapt to the challenges of everyday life. In Selyes terminology ,stress refers to the reaction of the organism, and stressor to the perceived threat. Stress in certain circumstances may be experienced positively. Eustress , for example, can be an adaptive response prompting the activation of internal resources to meet challenges and achieve goals. The term is commonly used by laypersons in a metaphorical rather than literal or biological sense , as a catch all for any perceived difficulties in life. It also became a euphemism , a way of referring to problems and eliciting sympathy without being explicitly confessional , just stressed out. It covers a huge range of phenomena from mild irritation t the kind of severe problems that might result in a real breakdown of health. In popular usage almost any event or situation between these extremes could be described as stressful.
(1.2.3) WHAT IS STRESS ? Stress refers to the strain from the conflict between our external environment and us , leading to emotional and physical pressure. In our fast paced world , it is impossible to live without stress , whether you are a student or a working adult. There is both positive and negative stress , depending on each individuals unique perception of the tension between the two forces. Not all stress is bad. For example, positive stress, also known as eustress , can help an individual to function at optimal effectiveness and efficiency. Hence , it is evident that some from of positive stress can add more colour and vibrancy to our lives. The presence of a deadline , for example , can push us to make the most of our time and produce greater efficiency. It is importance to keep this in mind , as stress management refers to using stress to our advantage , and not on eradicating the presence of stress in our lives. On the other hand , negative stress can result in mental and physical strain. The individual will experience symptoms such as tensions, headaches, irritability and in extreme cases , heart palpitation. Hence , whilst some stress may be seen as a motivating force, it is importance to manage stress levels so that it does not have an adverse impact on your health and relationships. Part of managing your stress levels include learning about how stress can affect you emotionally and physically , as well as how to identify if you are performing at your optimal stress level (OSL) or if you are experiencing negative stress. This knowledge will help you to identify when you need to take a break, or perhaps seek professional help. It is also your first step towards developing techniques to managing your stress levels. Modern day stresses can take the form of monetary needs , or emotional frictions. Competition at work and increased workload can also cause greater levels of stress. How do you identify if you are suffering from excessive stress ? Psysological symptoms commonly experienced include insomnia , headaches and an inability to focus .Physical symptoms take the form of heart palpitations , breathlessness , excessive sweating and stomachaches. What causes stress ? There are many different causes of stress , and that which causes stress is also known as a stressor include performance , threat , and bereavement stressor , to name a few. Performance stressors are triggered when an individual is placed in a situation where he feels a need to excel. This could be during performance appraisals , lunch with the boss , or giving a speech. Threat stressors are usually when the current situation poses a dangerous threat , such as an economic downturn , or from an accident. Lastly, bereavement stressors occur when there is a sense of loss such as the death of a loved one, or a prized possession. Thus, there are various stressors , and even more varied methods and techniques of dealing with stress and turning it to our advantages. In order to do so, we must learn to tell when we have crossed the line from positive to negative stress. Good stress v/s Bad stress : Stress has often been misunderstood to be negative, with few people acknowledging the importance and usefulness of positive stress. In our everyday lives, stress is everywhere and definitely unavoidable ; hence our emphasis should be on to learn to cope with negative stress, and harness the power of positive stress to help us achieve more. There are 4 main categories of stress , namely eustress , distress, hyper stress and hypo stress. Negative stress can cause many physical and psychological problem , whilst positive stress can be very helpful for us .Heres how we differentiate between them. Eustress : This is a positive from of stress , which prepares your mind and body for the imminent challenges that it has perceived . Eustress is a natural physical reaction by your body which increases blood flow to your muscles , resulting in a higher heart rate. Athletes before a competition or perhaps a manager before a major presentation would do well with eustress , allowing them to derive the inspiration and strength that is needed. Distress : We are familiar with this word and know that it is a negative form of stress . This occurs when the mind and boby is unable to cope with changes, and usually occurs when there are deviations from the norm. They can be categorized into acute stress and chronic stress. Acute stress is intense , but does not last for long. On the other hand, chronic stress persists over a long period of time. Trigger events for distress can be a change in job scope or routine that the person is unable to handle or cope with. Hyper stress : This is another form of negative stress that occurs when the individual is unable to cope with the workload. Examples include highly stressful jobs , which require longer working hour than the individual can handle. If you suspect that you are suffering from hyper stress, you are likely to have sudden emotional breakdown over insignificant issues , the proverbial straws that broke the camels back. It is importance for you to recognize that your body needs a break, or you may end up with severe and chronic physical and pshychological reactions.
Hypo- stress : Lastly , hypo stress occurs when a person has nothing to do with his time and feels constantly bored and unmotivated . This is due to an insufficient amount of stress ; hence some stress is inevitable and helpful to us. Companies should avoid having worker who experience hypo stress as this will cause productivity and mindfulness to fall. If the job scope is boring and repetitive , it would be a good idea to implement some form of job rotation so that there is always something new to learn. The types of stress are named as enstress and distress .Distress is the most commonly-referred to type of stress, having negative implication, whereas eustress is a positive from of stress, usually related to desirable events in persons life. Both can be equally taxing on the body, and are cumulative in nature, depending on a persons way of adapting to a change that has caused it.
(1.2.4) OCCUPATIONAL STRESS Occupational Stress is stress involving work .Stress is defined in terms of its physical and physiological effects on a person, and can be a mental, physical or emotional strain . It can also be a tension or a situation or factor that can cause stress. Occupational stress occurs when there is a discrepancy between the demands of the environment / workplace and an individuals ability to carry out complete these demands. Often a stressor can lead the body to have a physiological reaction which can strain a person physically as well as mentally . One of the main causes of occupational stress is work overload. Cause Some scholar note that an increase in workload , a hostile work environment , downsizing , and shift work can result in occupational stress. Often workloads remain immense even though employees do their best to complete them , and the employees may feel stressed as a result. A high demand and time pressures contribute to the stress. Downsizing may also be due to the privatization of a company. When downsizing occurs, employees are either laid off or fired. Those who still have their jods often have to worry about whether they will be next on the list of employees to be laid off. If employers are not supportive , discriminating in favour of some employees at the expense of others, do not offer encouragement , or create a hostile work environment , this cause stress for employees. Interpersonal conflicts within the workplace , uncertainty about job security, and underutilized job abilities are also causes of occupational stress. Effect Physical symptoms that may occur because of occupational stress include fatigue , headache, stomach problems, musclular aches and pains, chronic mild illness, sleep disturbances , and eating disorders. Psychological and behavioural problem that may develop includeanxiety , irritability , alcohol and drug use ,feeling powerless and low morale. If exposure to stressors in the workplace is prolonged , the chronic health problem can occur including stroke. Studies among the Japanese population specifically showed a more than 2-fold increase in the risk of total stroke among men with job strain ( combination of high blood pressure and immune system dysfunction . Prolonged occupational stress can lead to occupational burnout.
(1.2.5) COPING WITH STRESS AT WORK PLACE With the rapid advancement of technology , the stresses faced at work have also increased . Many people dread going to work , hence the term Monday Blues. What is the reason for this ? There is partly the fear from being retrenched in bad times , leading to greater job insecurity on the part of those who remain . Undoubtedly, occupational stress is one of the most commonly cited stressors faced by people all over the world. Stress refers to the pressure and reactions to our environment which results in psychological and physical reactions. Whilst some stress is good for motivation and increasing efficiency , too much stress can result in negative impacts such as reduced effectiveness and efficiency. More and more people are feeling islolated and disrespected at work , and this has led to greater occupational stress. Many companies have taken to consulting experts and professionals on ways to increase connectedness and motivation of their employees. Some companies organize parties and make their employees feel valued at work. These are measures to motivate employees and help them to feel secure at their jobs , translating into greater productivity. However , not all companies have such measures in place , and some have not gotten it quite right. Hence , it is up to you to make sure that can cope with stress at your workplace , and use it to help you better. Here are 3 simple steps to help you with coping with stress in the work place. Step 1: Raising- Awareness Help yourself to identity when you are facing rising levels of stress , tipping the scales from positive to negative . This is importance, as being able to identify signs of being stressed can help you to take steps to ensure that your overall quality of life does no drop. If left unacknowledged , the problem will only snowball, leading to disastrous consequences to your health and overall wellbeing. You can identify if you are feeling stressed by checking if you have any physical or psychological reactions , such as excessive sweating or heart palpitation , or the onset of headaches , irritability or the need to escape. If you experience any of there reactions , identify if you are feeling any overwhelming negative emotion , and if you are constantly worried. Step 2: Identify-the-Cause You need to be able to analyze the situation and identify what is causing the rise in stress. There stressors can be external and internal. External stressors refer to things beyond your control, such as the environment or your colleagues at work. Internal stressors refer to your own thinking and attitude. Often , we only start reacting to stress when a combination of stressors working together exceeds our ability to cope. Keep a diary or a list of events that have caused you to feel strong negative emotions, or that are likely stressor. This will help you to identify the causes of your stress . Whilst it is not always possible to eradicate them, we can change the way that we cope with it. Step 3: Coping-with-stress In order to deal with the situation that is causing you stress , you need to calm your mind and body so as to stave off the reactions and cope with it in positive way .This can be through different methods , such as taking time off. If a situation is triggering your stress and you are unable to calm down , remove yourself from it. Go outside and take a walk to calm down. Alternatively, you can try implementing relaxation techniques such as deep breathing. If it is an internal stressor, top your thought process until you are able to deal with it logically. The key to making these 3 steps work for you is to practice them. These are not instantaneous solutions , and you need to condition your mind and practice them so that you can implement it when you are feeling stressed.
(1.2.6) STRESS MANAGEMENT Stress management is the need of the hour. However hard we try to go beyond a stress situation, life seems to find new ways of stressing us out and plaguing us with anxiety attacks. Moreover, be it our anxiety, mind- body exhaustion or our erring attitude , we tend to overlook causes of stress and the conditions triggered by those. In such unsettling moments we often forget that stressors , if not escapable , are fairly manageable and treatable. Stress , either quick or constant , can induce risky body- mind disorders. Immediate disorders such as dizzy spells, anxiety attacks, tension, sleeplessness, nervousness and muscle cramps can all result in chronic health problems. They may also affect our immune, cardiovascular and nervous systems and lead individual to habitual addictions, which are inter-linked with stress. Like stress reaction, relaxation responses and stress management techniques are some of the bodys important built-in response systems. As a relaxation response the body tries to get back balance in its homeostasis. Some hormones released during the fight or fight situation prompt the body to replace the lost carbohydrates and fats, and restore the energy level. The Knotted nerves, tightened muscles and an exhausted mind crave for looseness. Unfortunately, today, we dont get relaxing and soothing situation without asking. To be relaxed we have to strive to create such situations.
(1.2.7) WORKPLACE STRESS Workplace stress is the harmful physical and emotional response that occurs when there is a poor match between job demands and the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker. Stress-related disorders encompass a broad array of conditions, including psychological disorders (e.g. depression, anxiety, post- traumatic stress disorder) and other types of emotional strain (e.g. dissatisfaction , fatigue, tension, etc) maladaptive behaviours (e.g., aggression, substance abuse), and cognitive impairment (e.g., concentration and memory problems ). In turn, there conditions may lead to poor work performance or even injury. Job stress is also associated with various biological reactions that may lead ultimately to compromised health, such as cardiovascular disease. Stress is a prevalent and costly problem in todays workplace. About one-third of workers report high levels of stress. One-quarter of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives. There-quarters of employees believe the worker has more on-the-job stress than a generation ago. Evidence also suggest that stress is the major cause of cause of turnover in organizations. Health and Healthcare Utilization Problems at work are more strongly associated with health complaints than are any other life stressor-more so than even financial problems or family problems. Many studies suggest that psychological demanding jobs that allow employees little control over the work process increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. On the basis of research by the National institute for Occupational Safety and Health and many other organizations, it is widely believed that job stress increases the risk for development of back and upper- extremity musculoskeletal disorders. High levels of stress are associated with substantial increases in health service utilization. Workers who report experiencing stress at work also show excessive health care utilization. In a 1998 study of 46000 workers, health care costs were nearly 50% greater for workers reporting high levels of stress in comparison to low risk workers. The increment rose to nearly 150 %, an increase of more than $ 1700 per person annually, for workers reporting high levels of both stress and depression. Additionally, periods of disability due to job stress tend to be much longer than disability periods for other occupational injuries and illnesses. Causes of Workplace Stress Job stress result from the interaction of the worker and the conditions of work .Views differ on the importance of worker characteristics versus working conditions as the primary cause of job stress. The differing viewpoints suggest different ways to prevent stress at work. According to one school of thought, differences in individual characteristics such as personality and coping skills are most important in predicting whether certain job conditions will result in stress-in other words, what is stressful for one person may not be a problem for someone else. This viewpoint leads to prevention strategies that focus on workers and ways to help them cope with demanding job conditions. Although the importance of individual differences cannot be ignored, scientific evidence suggests that certain working condition are stressful to most people. Such evidence argues for a greater emphasis on working conditions a the key source of job stress, and for job redesign as a primary prevention strategy. Personal interview surveys of working conditions, including conditions recognized as risk factors for job stress, were conducted in Member states of the European Union in 1990, 1995, and 2000. Results showed a trend across these period suggestive of increasing work intensity. In 1990, the percentage of workers reporting that they worked at high speeds at least one-fourth of their working time was 48%, increasing to 54% in 1995 and to 56% in 2000. Similarly, 50% of workers reported they work against tight deadlines at least one-fourth of their working time in 1990, increasing to 56% in 1995 and 60% in 2000. However, no change was noted in the period 1995-2000 (data not collected in 1990) in the percentage of workers reporting sufficient time to complete tasks. A substantial percentage of Americans work very long hours. By one estimate, more than 26% of men and more than 11% of women worked 50 hours per week or more in 2000. These figures represent a considerable increase over the previous three decades, especially for women. According to the Department of Labor, there has been an upward trend in hours worked among employed women, an increase in extended work weeks ( > 40 hours ) by men, and a considerable increase in combined working hour among working couples, particularly couple with young children. Signs of Workplace Stress Mood and sleep disturbances, upset stomach and headache, and disturbed relationships with family; friends and girlfriends or boyfriends are examples of stress-related problems. The effects of job stress on chronic diseases are more difficult to see because chronic diseases take a long time to develop and can be influenced by many factors other than stress. Nonetheless, evidence is rapidly accumulating to suggest that stress plays an important role in several types of chronic health problems-especially cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders, and psychological disorders. Prevention A combination of organizational change and stress management is often the most useful approach for preventing stress at work. How to change the Organization to prevent Job Stress Ensure that the workload is in line with workers capabilities and resources. Design jobs to provide meaning, stimulation, and opportunities for workers to use their skills Clearly define workers role and responsibilities. Give workers opportunities to participate in decisions and actions affecting their jobs. Improve communications-reduce uncertainty about career development and future employment prospects. Provide opportunities for social interaction among workers. Establish work schedules that are compatible with demands and responsibilities outside the job. Discrimination inside the workplace. (e.g. nationality and language) St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company conducted several studies on the effects of stress prevention programs in hospital setting. Program activities included (1) employee and management education on job stress, (2) changes in hospital policies and procedures to reduce organizational sources of stress, and (3) establishment of employee assistance programs. In one study, the frequency of medication errors declined by 50% after prevention activities was implemented in a 700-bed hospital. In a second study, there was a 70% reduction in malpractice claims in 22 hospitals that implemented stress prevention activities. In contrast, there was no reduction in claims in a matched group of 22 hospitals that did not implement stress prevention activities.
(1.2.8) REDUCE YOUR STRESS 1.JOB ANALYSIS:- We have all experienced that appalling sense of having far too much work to do and too little time to do it in. We can choose to ignore this, and work unreasonably long hours to stay on top of our workload. The risks here are that we become exhausted, that we have so much to do poor quality job and that we neglect other areas of our life. Each of there can lead to intense stress. The alternative is to work more intelligently, by focusing on the things that are importance for job success and reducing the time we spend on low priority tasks. Job Analysis is the first step in doing this. The first of the action-oriented skills that we look at is Job Analysis. Job Analysis is a key technique for managing job overload- an important source of stress. To do an excellent job, you need to fully understand what is expected of you. While this may seem obvious, in the hurly-burly of a new, fast-moving, high-pressure role, it is oftentimes something that is easy to overlook. By understanding the priorities in your Job, and what constitutes success within it, you can focus on there activities and minimize work on other tasks as much as possible. This helps you get the greatest return from the work you do, and keep your workload under control. Job Analysis is a useful technique for getting a firm grip on what really is important in your job so that you are able to perform excellently. It helps you to cut through clutter and distraction to get to the heart of what you need to do. 2.RATIONAL & POSITIVE THINKING:- You are thinking negatively when you fear the future, put yourself down, criticize yourself for errors, doubt you abilities, or expect failure. Negative thinking damages confidence, harms performance and paralyzes mental skills. Unfortunately, negative thoughts tend to flit into our consciousness, do their damage and flit back out again, with their significance having barely been noticed. Since we barely realize that they were there, we do not challenge them properly, which means that they can be completely incorrect and wrong. Thought Awareness is the process by which you observe your thoughts and become aware of what is going through your head. One approach to it is to observe your stream of consciousness as you think about the thing youre trying to achieve which is stressful. Do not suppress any thoughts. Instead, just let them run their course while you watch them, and write them down on our free worksheet as they occur. Then let them go. Another more general approach to Thought awareness comes with logging stress in your stress Diary. When you analysis your diary at the end of the period, you should be able to see the most common and the most damaging thoughts. Tackle these as a priority using the techniques below. Here are some typical negative thoughts you might experience when preparing to give a major presentation: Fear about the quality of your performance or of problems that may interfere with it ; Worry about how the audience ( especially important people in it like your boss ) or the press may react to you ; Dwelling on the negative consequences of a poor performance ; or Self- criticism over a less-than-perfect rehearsal. Thought awareness is the first step in the process of managing negative thoughts, as you cannot manage thoughts that you are unaware of. RATIONAL THINKING The next step in dealing with negative thinking is to challenge the negative thoughts that you identified using the Thoughts Awareness technique. Look at every though you wrote down and challenge it rationally. Ask yourself whether the thought is reasonable. What evidence is there for and against the thought? Would you colleagues and mentors agree or disagree with it? Looking at the examples, the following challenges could be made to the negative thoughts we identified earlier: Feelings of inadequacy: Have you trained yourself as well as you reasonably should have? Do you have the experience and resources you need to make the presentation? Have you planned, prepared and rehearsed enough? If you have done all of these, youve done as much as you can to give a good performance. Worries about performance during rehearsal: If some of your practice was less than perfect, then remind yourself that the purpose of the practice is to identify areas for improvement, so that these can be sorted out before the performance. Problems with issues outside your control: Have you identified the risks of there things happening, and have you taken steps to reduce the likelihood of them happening or their impact if they do? What will you do if they occur? And what do you need others to do for you? Worry about other peoples reactions: If you have prepared well, and you do the best you can, then you should be satisfied. If you perform as well as you reasonably can, then fair people are likely to respond well. If people are not fair, the best thing to do is ignore their comments and rise above them. Tip: Dont make the mistake of generalizing a single incident. OK, you made a mistake at work, but that doesn;t mean youre bad at your job. Similarly, make sure you take the long view about incidents that youre finding stressful. Just because youre finding these new responsibilities stressful now, doesnt mean that they will ALWAYS be so for you in the future.
Tip: If you find it difficult to look at your negative thoughts objectively, imagine that you are your best friend or a respected coach or mentor. Look at the list of negative thoughts and imagine the negative thoughts were written by someone you were giving objective advice to. Then, thing how you would challenge these thoughts.
When you challenges negative thoughts rationally, you should be able to see quickly whether the thoughts are wrong or whether they have some substance to them. Where there is some substance, take appropriate action. However, make sure that your negative thoughts are genuinely important to achieving your goals, dont just reflect a lack of experience, which everyone has to go thoughts at some stage. POSITIVE THINKING & OPPORTUNITY SEEKING By now, you should already be feeling more positive. The final step is to prepare rational, positive thoughts and affirmations to counter any remaining negativity. It can also be useful to look at the situation and see if there are any useful opportunities that are offered by it. By basing your affirmations on the clear, rational assessments of facts that you made using Rational Thinking, you can use them to undo the damage that negative thinking may have done to your self- confidence. Tip: Your affirmations will be strongest if they are specific, are expressed in the present tense and have strong emotional content.
Continuing the examples above, positive affirmations might be: Problems during practice: I have learned from my rehearsals. This has put me in a position where I can deliver a great performance. I am going to perform well and enjoy the event. Worries about performance: I have prepared well and rehearsed thoroughly. I am well positioned to give an excellent performance. Problems issues outside your control: I have thought through everything that might reasonably happen and have planned how I can handle all likely contingencies. I am very well placed to react flexibly to events. Worry about other peoples reaction: Fair people will react well to a good performance. I will rise above any unfair criticism in a mature and professional way. If appropriate, write these affirmations down on your worksheet so that you can use them when you need them. As well as allowing you to structure useful affirmation, part of Positive Thinking is to look at opportunities that the situation might offer to you. In the examples above successfully overcoming the situation causing the original negative thinking will open up opportunities. You will acquire new skills, you will be seen as someone who can handle difficult challenges, and you may open up new career opportunities. Make sure that identifying these opportunities and focusing on them is part of your positive thinking.
2.LITERATURE OF REVIEW 2.1 OCCUPATIONAL ROLE STRESS Beehr and Newman (1978)define occupational stress as A condition arising from the interaction of the people and their jobs and characterised by change within people that force them to deviate from their normal functioning. Job stress has been defined as the non-specific response of the body to any demands made upon it (Selye, 1976). It is considered to be an internal state or reaction anything we consciously or unconsciously perceive as threat, either real or imagined (Clarke and Watson,1991). Robbins (2001) defines stress as a dynamic condition in which the individual is confronted with an opportunity, constraint, or demand related to what he or she desires and for which the outcome is perceived to be both uncertain and important.Stress can be caused by environmental, organisational, and individual variables (Matteson and Lvancevich, 1999; Cook and Hunsaker, 2001). Organisational based factor have been known to induce job stress for employees at the workplace (Greenhus and Beutell, 1985). Thoits (1995) in the study discovered that alienation has a positive effect on job stress. Feelings of alienation are likely to result when employees are required. There factors are commonly termed as organisational stressors since they serve as agents that trigger the various stress reactions (Von Onciul, 1996). Among the numerous organisational sources of stress, only five variables were investigated in this study namely conflict, blocked career, alienation, work overload, and unfavourable work environment. Role conflict has been found to have a positive relationship with job stress (Roberts et al, 1997). When individual are required to play two or more role requirement that work against each other, they are likely to experience job stress. This is because role conflicts create expectation that may be hard to reconcile. Foot and Venne (1990) discovered a positive relationship between barriers to career advancement and job stress. When employees perceived a lack of career opportunities, they are likely to feel uncertain about their future in the organisation, which in turn, are likely to induce stress. Alienation at the work place can also to work alone. According to Kanungo(1981), when workers believe there is a separation between their own job and other work related contexts, a sense of frustration that finally manifested in a behavioural state of apathy is likely to occur. This is particularly intense for employees with high social needs. Working alone on ones job without social from ones peers and supervisors would lead to job stress (Mirovisky and Ross, 1986; Euene, 1999). Work overload both quantitatively and qualitatively has been empirically linked to a variety of physiological, psychological, and behavioural strain symptoms (Beehr and Newman, 1978; Roberts et al,1997; Miller and ELLIS, 1990). stress. Additionally, a work environment associated with unpleasant organisational climate, lack of privacy, a lot of hassle in conducting work, and distractions can result in higher stress (Miller and Ellis, 1990; Eugene, 1999). Thus, the first hypothesis of the study is as follows: Organisational stressors (conflict, blocked career, alienation, work overload, and unfavourable work environment) will be positively related to job stress. 2.2 ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS In the recent years organizational analysis and policy makers have become increasingly interested in the domain of organizational effectiveness. An organization must have ethics which creates respect, honesty, integrity and equity to allow communicative competence that can finally help organization to achieve organizational effectiveness ( Langford, 1979). Likert (1961) emphasized that an leader must be flexible to satisfy the needs of his/her followers, resulting in high degree of effectiveness which helps in attaining organizational goals. An organization should be productive even in the conditions of high culture diversity (Drucker, 1977; Campbell et al, 1970). In this era of competition and turbulence organizations should continuously raise the bar on their efficiency thereby fostering organizational effectiveness. Banker, Potter and Srinivasan (2000) explained the third approach of organizational effectiveness and described it as a function of providing quality service, humaneness and empathy. It is no doubt, that improving organizational effectiveness is only way to attain success in the business. Top performance increasingly demands excellence in all areas, including leadership, productivity, and adaptation to change, process improvement, and capability enhancement (knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies). For improving effectiveness, organization should provide good quality of work life which can enhance job satisfaction and reduce occupational role stress.
3. RATIONALE OF THE STUDY Stress leads to several harmful effects to an individual and the organisational as well. The individuals develop their own ways, good or bad to manage it. Bad ways like high consumption of caffeine, addiction to drugs. Thus, making an organisation loose a good and an efficient employee. Thus for the organisation, it is important to take measures to manage it so that they are able to have optimum utilization of manpower. The Indian banking sector is facing work challenges so as to achieve the given targets. Thus arising dissatisfaction and high level of job stress in the employees of the banking sector. In the light of above facts we can say that there of job stress a need for study of job stress because it is an integral component of organisational health and it has various dimension which are not yet explored. Occupational stress is the harm physical and emotional response that occurs when there is a poor match between job demands and the capabilities, resources, or needs of the workers. Stress is a prevalent and costly problem in todays workplace. About one-third of workers report high levels of stress. One- quarter of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives. Three-quarters of employees believe the worker has more on-the-job stress than a generation ago. Evidence also suggests that stress is the major cause of turnover in organizations.
4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 4.1 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE To study the impact of occupational role stress on organizational effectiveness.
4.2 SAMPLING Sample : I have taken the sample of 50 employees from three different banks of Indore. All the employees were of the different designations. Reason : As we find the employees of the bank to be more stressful as more and more employee are taking VRS and are dismissed because of inflation. I have selected only those two banks which are affiliated to the public and are specialized in consumer needs fulfilment. It is incumbent on the researcher to clearly define the target population. There are no strict rules to follow, and the researcher must rely on logic and judgment. The population is defined in keeping with the objectives of the study.
4.4 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION : Q.1 I am delegated some extra responsibilities in addition to my prescribed ones.
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Interpretation: Major 48% respondents of Strongly Agree that they are delegated some extra responsibilities, 28% Agree, 6% neutral, 14% Disagree, 4% strongly Disagree.
Q.2 It sometimes becomes crucial problem for me to deal with the grievances and representations of subordinates.
Interpretation: Major 16% respondents of Strongly Agree that It sometimes becomes crucial problem for me to deal with the grievances and representations of subordinates, 34% Agree, 26% neutral, 20% Disagree, 4% Strongly Disagree.
Interpretation: Major of 54% respondents of Strongly Agree that the extra ordinary job responsibilities I have to bear out facilitate my personal growth, 38% Agree, 8% neutral, 0 Disagree, 0 Strongly Disagree.
7 13 4 1 0 6 15 1 3 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Front office Back office Q.4 My job responsibilities are beyond my capabilities. Front office Back office Strongly Agree 2 0 Agree 5 3 Neutral 6 12 Disagree 8 6 Strongly disagree 4 4
Interpretation: Major of respondents of 4% Strongly Agree that my job responsibilities are beyond my capabilities, 16% Agree, 36% neutral, 28% Disagree, 16% Strongly Disagree.
2 5 6 8 4 0 3 12 6 4 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Back office Q.5 The crucial tasks I have to often perform help enhancing my self confidence. Front office Back office Strongly Agree 14 8 Agree 10 17 Neutral 1 0 Disagree 0 0 Strongly disgree 0 0
Interpretation: Major 56 % of respondents Strongly Agree that the crucial tasks I have to often perform help enhancing my self confidence, 36% Agree, 4 % neutral, 4% Disagree, 0 % Strongly Disagree.
14 10 1 0 0 8 17 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Front office Back office Q.6 I am not able to do justice with my job due to excessive work load.
Interpretation: Major 44% of respondents Strongly Agree that I am not able to do justice with my job due to excessive work load, 56 % Agree, 4% neutral, 12 % Disagree, 6 % Strongly Disagree.
6 11 1 4 3 5 17 1 2 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Front office Back office Q.7 I sometimes feel that I am not fully capable and competent to bear out my job responsibilities effectively.
Interpretation: Major 00 % of respondents Strongly Agree that they sometimes feel that I am not fully capable and competent to bear out my job responsibilities effectively, 12 % Agree, 6 % neutral, 68 % Disagree, 14 % Strongly Disagree.
0 3 1 15 6 0 3 2 19 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Front office Back office Front office Back office Strongly Agree 0 0 Agree 3 3 Neutral 1 2 Disagree 15 19 Strongly disagree 6 1 Q.8 I sometimes feel that I require more experience/training for efficiently discharging my duties and responsibilities.
Interpretation: Major 66% of respondents Strongly Agree that they sometimes feel that I require more experience/training for efficiently discharging my duties and responsibilities, 30% Agree, 4% neutral, 0% Disagree, 0% Strongly Disagree.
Q.9 A lot of responsibilities of growth and advancement of the department organization is on my shoulders.
Interpretation: Major 8 % of respondents Strongly Agree that A lot of responsibilities of growth and advancement of the department organization is on my shoulders, 16 % Agree, 60 % neutral, 14 % Disagree, 2 % Strongly Disagree.
2 3 15 4 1 2 5 15 3 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree Front office Back office Front office Back office Strongly Agree 2 2 Agree 3 5 Neutral 15 15 Disagree 4 3 Strongly disagree 1 0 Q.10 Being quiet busy is my job. I find it difficult to give sufficient time to my family and friend circle.
Interpretation: Major 80 % of respondents Strongly Agree that being quiet busy is my job. I find it difficult to give sufficient time to my family and friend circle, 18 % Agree, 10% neutral, 2 % Disagree, 0% Strongly Disagree.
Interpretation: Major 34% of respondents Strongly Agree that their job responsibilities are quite challenging, 64 % Agree, 0% neutral, 0% Disagree, 2% Strongly Disagree.
5 19 0 1 0 12 13 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Front office Back office Strongly Agree 5 12 Agree 19 13 Neutral 0 0 Disagree 1 0 Strongly Agree 0 0 Q.12 A big burden of supervision and control of a number of employees is on me.
Interpretation: Major 28 % of respondents Strongly Agree that a big burden of supervision and control of a number of employees is on me, 32% Agree, 12% neutral, 18% Disagree, 10% Strongly Disagree.
Q.13 I am often imposed with some responsibilities of other departments.
Interpretation: Major 62 % of respondents Strongly Agree that they are often imposed with some responsibilities of other departments, 24 % Agree, 2% neutral, 8% Disagree, 4% Strongly Disagree.
16 4 0 3 2 15 8 1 1 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Front office Back office Strongly Agree 16 15 Agree 4 8 Neutral 0 1 Disagree 3 1 Strongly disagree 2 0 Q.14 It becomes very difficult for me to satisfy everyone in distribution of work and responsibilities.
Interpretation: Major 30 % of respondents Strongly Agree that It becomes very difficult for me to satisfy everyone in distribution of work and responsibilities, 22% Agree, 22% neutral, 18% Disagree, 8% Strongly Disagree.
4 2 8 7 4 11 9 3 2 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree Front office Back office Q.15 I have to finish my work hurriedly due to excess of work.
Interpretation: Major 56% of respondents Strongly Agree that they have to finish my work hurriedly due to excess of work, 36% Agree, 4% neutral, 4% Disagree, 0% Strongly Disagree.
15 9 0 1 0 13 9 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Front office Back office Front office Back office Strongly Agree 15 13 Agree 9 9 Neutral 0 2 Disagree 1 1 Strongly Agree 0 0 4.5 EMPLOYEES OPINION ABOUT HOW TO REDUCE STRESS : This project consist of the information about the employees undergoing from stress who working in the banks. So considering this factor this topic becomes one of the most important part of the project as it consists of the employees who work in the banks. In short it was a direct interview of the employees who gave their opinion about how to reduce stress. The response of employees in the major banks life Bank of India and AXIS Bank, and The Bank of India was marvellous and they have given their valuable opinion about reducing stress as a result of the question included in the questionnaire. So the opinion if the employees were as follows : Just smile away An employee Bank of India Just believe in yourself and just do what your heart wants Bank of India Talking to family members, - Watching TV or listening good music, - Going for a walk or long drive An employee Bank of India Believe in God an employee Bank of India Respect yourself and give time to yourself An employee Bank of India Working in environment welfares, lot of positive attitude. Positive attitude is only that reduces stress and achieves success. Most of the people frustrate due to lack of positivity and stress level climbs up due to that. So get positive attitude about work, about life, and forget the stress An employee - AXIS Bank We should do such activities from which we get happiness and also make others happy. Pass your time with your close friend and relatives. An employee AXIS Bank Play and watch cricket An Employee- AXIS Bank Listen music and spend time with family An Employee- Bank of India Get adjusted with others, Find and spend time for prayer, Study the scriptures, See oneness in all, All are manifested of the supreme GOD An employee Bank of India From the certain sample of employees selected for the research, only 10 employees have given their opinion how to reduce stress. So we can understand that overloaded the employees of the bank are.
4.6 RESEARCH FLOWCHART: Questionnaire research design proceeds in an orderly and specific manner. Each item in the flow chart depends upon the successful completion of all the previous items. Therefore, it is important not to skip a single step. Notice that there are two feedback loops in the flow chart to allow revisions to the methodology and instruments.
4.7 TIME CONSIDERATIONS : Many researchers underestimate the required to complete a research project. The following form may be used as an initial checklist in developing time estimates. The best advice is to be generous with your time estimates. Things almost always take longer than we think they should. This checklist contains two time estimates for each task. The first one ( Hours) is your best estimate of the actual number of hours required to complete the task. The second one (Duration) is the amount of time that will pass until the task is completed. Sometimes these are the same and sometimes they are different. Most researchers and business- people have to divide their time among many projects. They simply cannot give all their time to any one project. For example, my estimate of goal clarification may be four hours, but other commitments allow me to spend only two hours a day on the study. My hours estimate is four hours, and my duration estimate is two day. To arrive at your final time estimates, add the individual estimates. The hours estimate is used for budget planning and the duration estimate is used to develop a project time line.
4.8 LIMITATION OF THE SURVEY: The questionnaire was filled by 30 employees of different designations. So the point of view of employees differs as per their designations. The employees from whom the questionnaires are filled are in a heavy workload so some of the questionnaires filled by the employees who are in stress cannot be called reasonable. The responses of the employees cannot be accurate as the problem of language and understanding arises.(There problem are not in all cases) One of the other problem of questionnaire is the cost. Some times it may be possible that even by spending so much the result may not be reasonable. Many a times the employees may not be really conscious or may not be bothered about the questionnaire. The may create a problem in the research. 4.8 ADVANTAGES OF WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRS Questionnaires are very cost effective when compared to face-to-face interviews. This is especially true for studies involving large sample sizes and large geographic areas. Written questionnaire become even more cost effective as the number of research question increases. Questionnaires are easy to analyze. Data entry and tabulation for nearly all surveys can be easily done with many computer software packages. Questionnaire are familiar to most people Nearly everyone has had some experience completing questionnaire and they generally do not make people apprehensive. Questionnaire reduce bias. There is uniform question presentation and no middle-man bias. The researchers own opinion will not influence the respondent to answer questions in a certain manner. There are no verbal or visual clues to influence the respondent. Questionnaire are less intrusive than telephone or face-to-face surveys. When a respondent receives a questionnaire on his own time-table. Unlike other research methods, the respondent is not interrupted by the research instrument.
4.8.2 DISADVANTAGES OF WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE: One major disadvantage of written questionnaire is the possibility of low response rates. Low response is the curse of statistical analysis. It can dramatically lower our confidence in the results. Response rates vary widely from one questionnaire to another ( 10% - 90%), however, well-designed studies consistently produce high response rates. Another disadvantage of questionnaires is the inability to probe responses. Questionnaires are structured instruments. They allow little flexibility to the respondent with respect to response format. In essence, they often lose the flavour of the response (i.e., respondents often want to qualify their answers). By allowing frequent space for comments, the researcher can partially overcome this disadvantage. Comments are among the most helpful of all the information on the questionnaire, and they usually provide insightful information that would have otherwise been lost. Nearly ninety percent of all communication is visual. Gestures and other visual cues are not available with written questionnaire. The lack of personal contact will have different effects depending on the type of information being requested. A questionnaire requesting factual information will probably not be affected by the lack of personal contact. A questionnaire probing sensitive issues or attitudes may be severely affected. When returned questionnaires arrive in the mail, its natural to assume that the respondent is the same person you sent the questionnaires to. This may not actually be the case. Many times business questionnaires get handed to other employees for completion. Housewives sometimes respond for their husbands. Kids respond as a prank. For a variety of reasons, the respondent may not be who you think it is. It is a confounding error inherent in questionnaires. Finally, questionnaires are simply not suited for some people. For example, a written survey to a group of poorly educated people might not work because of reading skill problems. More frequently, people are turned off by written questionnaires because of misuse.
4.9 FINDINGS: Interpretation: Major 48% respondents of Strongly Agree that they are delegated some extra responsibilities, 28% Agree, 6% neutral, 14% Disagree, 4% strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 16% respondents of Strongly Agree that It sometimes becomes crucial problem for me to deal with the grievances and representations of subordinates, 34% Agree, 26% neutral, 20% Disagree, 4% Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major of 54% respondents of Strongly Agree that the extra ordinary job responsibilities I have to bear out facilitate my personal growth, 38% Agree, 8% neutral, 0 Disagree, 0 Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major of respondents of 4% Strongly Agree that my job responsibilities are beyond my capabilities, 16% Agree, 36% neutral, 28% Disagree, 16% Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 56 % of respondents Strongly Agree that the crucial tasks I have to often perform help enhancing my self confidence, 36% Agree, 4 % neutral, 4% Disagree, 0 % Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 44% of respondents Strongly Agree that I am not able to do justice with my job due to excessive work load, 56 % Agree, 4% neutral, 12 % Disagree, 6 % Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 00 % of respondents Strongly Agree that they sometimes feel that I am not fully capable and competent to bear out my job responsibilities effectively, 12 % Agree, 6 % neutral, 68 % Disagree, 14 % Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 66% of respondents Strongly Agree that they sometimes feel that I require more experience/training for efficiently discharging my duties and responsibilities, 30% Agree, 4% neutral, 0% Disagree, 0% Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 8 % of respondents Strongly Agree that A lot of responsibilities of growth and advancement of the department organization is on my shoulders, 16 % Agree, 60 % neutral, 14 % Disagree, 2 % Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 80 % of respondents Strongly Agree that being quiet busy is my job. I find it difficult to give sufficient time to my family and friend circle, 18 % Agree, 10% neutral, 2 % Disagree, 0% Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 34% of respondents Strongly Agree that their job responsibilities are quite challenging, 64 % Agree, 0% neutral, 0% Disagree, 2% Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 28 % of respondents Strongly Agree that a big burden of supervision and control of a number of employees is on me, 32% Agree, 12% neutral, 18% Disagree, 10% Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 62 % of respondents Strongly Agree that they are often imposed with some responsibilities of other departments, 24 % Agree, 2% neutral, 8% Disagree, 4% Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 30 % of respondents Strongly Agree that It becomes very difficult for me to satisfy everyone in distribution of work and responsibilities, 22% Agree, 22% neutral, 18% Disagree, 8% Strongly Disagree. Interpretation: Major 56% of respondents Strongly Agree that they have to finish my work hurriedly due to excess of work, 36 % Agree, 4% neutral, 10% Disagree, 4% Strongly Disagree.
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6.ANNEXURE: Questionnaire: 5 = Strongly Agree 2 = Disagree 4 = Agree 1 = Strongly Disagree 3 = Neutral S. No. Statement Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 1 I am delegated some extra responsibilities in addition to my prescribed ones.
2 It sometimes becomes crucial problem for me to deal with the grievances and representations of subordinates.
3 The extra ordinary job responsibilities I have to bear out facilitate my personal growth.
4 My job responsibilities are beyond my capabilities.
5 The crucial tasks I have to often perform help enhancing my self confidence.
6 I am not able to do justice with my job due to excessive work load.
7 I sometimes feel that I am not fully capable and competent to bear out my job responsibilities effectively.
8 I sometimes feel that I require more experience/training for efficiently discharging my duties and responsibilities.
9 A lot of responsibilities of growth and advancement of the department organization is on my shoulders.
10 Being quiet busy is my job. I find it difficult to give sufficient time to my family and friend circle.
11 My job responsibilities are quite challenging.
12 A big burden of supervision and control of a number of employees is on me.
13 I am often imposed with some responsibilities of other departments.
14 It becomes very difficult for me to satisfy everyone in distribution of work and responsibilities.
15 I have to finish my work hurriedly due to excess of work.
RESPONSE OF FRONT OFFICE EMPLOYEES
Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Respondents Delegated extra responsibilities Grievance problem Extra responsibilities Beyond the capabilities R 1 5 2 5 3 R 2 4 3 5 3 R 3 5 4 4 2 R 4 2 3 5 5 R 5 4 4 3 3 R 6 3 3 4 4 R 7 5 5 5 1 R 8 4 2 4 3 R 9 2 3 4 4 R 10 5 2 5 5 R 11 1 4 4 3 R 12 4 2 5 2 R 13 2 2 4 4 R 14 5 3 5 1 R 15 2 3 5 2 R 16 5 4 4 4 R 17 4 1 5 1 R 18 5 3 4 3 R 19 4 1 5 2 R 20 5 2 5 1 R 21 5 4 5 2 R 22 5 3 5 4 R 23 2 2 4 2 R 24 4 3 4 2 R 25 4 2 4 2
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