Workplace Stress

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses a system to enhance the reduction of workplace stress that can be employed by managers in most work settings. Workplace stress is one of the most significant of all work related problems. The paper is intended as a guide for the development of best practices for the reduction of workplace stress, with an emphasis on the ability of management to universally reduce stress. The paper first demonstrates the significance of the problem using topical and timely literature to address the concern. The paper continues by assessing the causal factors of workplace stress, using a brief literary analysis. The paper concludes with an outline which demonstrates change within the workplace that will improve the condition of workplace stress.

Outline:
Executive Summary
Introduction
Purpose and Scope
Assumptions
Methods
Limitations
The Nature of Workplace Stress in U.S. Businesses
Causes of Workplace Stress
Management Centered Stress Reduction Strategies
Conclusion and Recommendations

From the Paper:

"This work will rely heavily on literature, as a guide for the understanding of workplace stress and on developing appropriate interventions for stress. It is important to understand that many work places are inherently stressful, due to the nature of the work done there but that universalities can be achieved if audits are conducted effectively. There is also significant evidence that such audits can elicit ideas that management might not have originated, due to the fact that they are not always aware of front-line issues. Additional information will be garnered from literature associated with the development of Employee Assistance Programs, such as the one utilized by the organization I manage."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Johnson, P. R., & Indvik, J. (1994). Workplace Violence: An Issue of the Nineties. Public Personnel Management, 23(4), 515. Retrieved August 22, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001710880
• Johnson, P. R., & Indvik, J. (1997). The Boomer Blues: Depression in the Workplace. Public Personnel Management, 26(3), 359. Retrieved August 22, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000556644

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