Work Stress And Employee Performance In The Private Sector

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1    Background to the StudyThe job stress is an increasing problem in present day organizations, it does not affect the employees work life only, but has far reaching impact on employees family life as well. Stress refers to the pressure or tension people feel in life. Scholar R. S. (1980) defines “Stress as a dynamic condition in which an 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”. Selye (1979) defines it as “The non-spec…