Work Place Stress among Employees

Abstract: Stress is normally unavoidable part of everyone's life living in this world. It portrays a negative notion that can have an impact on one's mental and physical well-being. In the field of business, Factors leading to work stress and its impact on employee performance is an important factor. The factors leading to work stress and its impact on employee performance is vital for any organisation to ensure its success and smooth functioning. Various studies have been done in the field of business, regarding the factors leading to work stress and its impact on employee performance. This research is aimed at understand the stress and to develop strategies to deal with it, as well as building up their own personal resilience. Secondary data from relevant resources have also effectively utilised in this research to reach valid theoretical findings and conclusions. The research discuses nature of stress at work,the causes and effects of stress, as well as prevention strategies. Roles of the organizational culture in this process and the resources to be drawn upon for managing work stress are also discussed. This study provides practical advice on how to deal with work stress. This research implies that work-related stress occurs when there is a mismatch between the demands of the job and the resources and capabilities of the individual employee to meet those demands. Researcher believes that, the study could contribute some valid findings to the academic stream of managerial studies especially in the field of organizational behaviour.