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Workplace Stress and Technology, 2004.
A review of the article, "Technology Increases Workplace Stress, Tipping the Scales of Work-Life Balance", by the Kensington Technology Group.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines the article, "Technology Increases Workplace Stress, Tipping the Scales of Work-Life Balance", by the Kensington Technology Group, a study of home and office workers, and how their lives and professional careers are impacted by technology and stress. It looks at how their study confirms that workplace stress has increased as technological advances have increased and indicates that workers are now allowing workplace stress to invade their personal lives. It also includes an examination of the ethical issues inherent with workplace stress.
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"Another source of stress is attempting to maintain a balance between work and home life. Kensington's survey discovered "54 percent of workers feel that trying to maintain a work-life balance is a great source of additional stress at work" ("Technology," 1999). While it seems more employers are attempting to balance work and personal lives, there are still a myriad of ways for technology to intrude on personal time. Email, voicemail, cell phones, and laptop computers all allow workers to take their work literally home with them, and many do this on a regular basis. They may be away from the office, but they are still tied to it, and so, their family time suffers. This technology supports a mobile workforce, and often, the workforce is expected to perform for more than the 40-hour workweek."
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An Overview of Workplace Stress., 2001.
Workplace stress its causes, consequences and why it concerns managers.
2,950 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 19 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper deals with workplace stress from many perspectives. It starts with the modern definition of stress using stimulus and response. It also examines the various causes and consequences of stress. The consequences, measured in both quantitative and qualitative terms, are analyzed from the viewpoint of employers and employees. Lastly, the paper explains why managers are concerned with workplace stress.
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"Stress is an everyday occurrence in one's life. It is the wear and tear on one's body caused by pressures and problems one experiences in day-to-day life. In general, stress is perceived to be an unpleasant effect that has a negative impact on performance. However, research showed that stress is not entirely bad (Hellriegel, Slocum & Woodman, 1995). In fact, depending on an individual's ability and method of coping, certain degree of stress is essential for survival in life. As such, stress can mean different things to different people."
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Workplace Conflict and Stress, 2004.
How conflicts in workplace communications cause stress.
995 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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Workplace communication, like any communication, is basic to the interaction and subsequent performance of the participants. This paper looks at what causes conflict in workplace communication and how employees experience this stress.
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"Workplace communication is different from social communication due to the contrived hierarchy one finds in the workplace. One communicates in the workplace with employees who are in subordinate positions as well as with those who occupy equal or superior positions within the company. Each type of communication requires different levels of formality. Like any form of communication, workplace communication has differing styles. Styles of communication, coupled with the workplace hierarchy, create interesting and stressful results. Finally, workplace diversity leads to communication problems and stress. As the workplace becomes more diversified, methods of communication must become more precise. Let us first approach this subject from the subordinate employees? point of view."
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Workplace Stress, 2007.
A discussion of the various causes of stress in the workplace.
1,766 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper examines the causes and types of stress an employee may experience in the workplace. The author differentiates between harmful stress and stress resulting from manageable challenges and other positive factors. The role of managers in delegating appropriately to maintain environments with normal stress levels is also explored. Several well known CEOs are given as examples of how to cope with stress and appoint good managers to handle work-flow. The paper also includes a discussion of how those outside of the US handle stress in the workplace. The paper concludes with symptoms of stress and how to recognize if one needs intervention. Suggestions for wellness are also given.
Outline:
Define Workplace Stress
Successful CEOs
Workplace Stress and How Employees in Other Countries Cope
What Happens When Stress Gets the Best of You?
Methods of Dealing With Stress
Five Most Stressful Jobs
Wellness Strategies
Works Cited
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"In the area of one's career, one may be under- or over-promoted. Too much responsibility creates as much stress as not enough. Job security, from fear of redundancy either from the state of the economy, or a lack of tasks or work to do, lack of career development opportunities and overall job satisfaction, may be factors that create stress about one's career."
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Workplace Stress and Mental Illness, 2002.
An examination of the development of mental illness through work-related stress.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 15 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper is on workplace stress and mental illness. Some occupations have always been associated with high stress levels as in policing or paramedical services that tend to expose workers to crisis situations as a matter of course. However, many more persons develop mental illness through work-related stress of other kinds. Whereas 50 years ago, North Americans did not speak in terms of stress, or stressors, these have become household words and with workers familiar with the idea of 'burn out' as a result of working conditions and particular attitudes towards their work and their lifestyles, in general.
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Stress in the Workplace, 2002.
How stress in the workplace comes about and what can be done to lower stress.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines stress in the workplace. Briefly stress is defined and the body's responses are identified. The focus is on sources of stress in the workplace and the reduction of workplace stress.
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Stress in the Workplace, 1996.
Discusses the effects of stress in the workplace, assesses the means by which companies can reduce workplace stress & discusses some stress reduction techniques.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 11 sources, $ 63.95
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"One of the problems encountered in the workplace today is increased levels of stress. Work related stress contributes to a variety of problems both for the individual experiencing stress and for the organization for which he or she works. The problems can range from reduced performance to open violence in the workplace. One of the common methods organizations are using to address, or prevent, problems of this type is to identify stressful situations and develop new methods of dealing with conflict and stress in the workplace. Such efforts are not always effective, though, and the reality is that the requirements of a given job may involve increased stress, in which case only minimal changes can be made in the job structure to address the problem. In any case, companies may need to change the way business is done to reduce stress, and they may also.."
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Stress in the Workplace, 2002.
A discussion about stress in the workplace and how it affects men and women differently.
1,205 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines how stress is defined both in terms of its physical and psychological dimensions and involves an increasing sense of the loss of control over the environment, producing fear and uncertainty. In particular, it looks at how stress is often spoken of in terms of stress in the workplace because work related stress contributes to a variety of problems both for the individual experiencing stress and for the organization for which he or she works. It discusses how stress is experienced by both men and women but in different ways. It looks at how men are seen as having greater stress than women because men have long experienced stress in the workplace with stressful careers. It shows how as more and more women enter the workplace they face increased stress as they more and more try to juggle the demands of work and home.
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"The accounting profession has been seen as one with high stress because of long work schedules, harassing deadlines, and a general state of overwork, and this field has been studied by a number of researchers to ascertain the level of stress and its consequences. The high stress accounting environment often combines with generic sources of stress, or sources operative in most business environments, such as office politics, formal and informal hierarchies, and a lack of knowledge concerning the expectations of the employer. All of this can create a negative experience for the accountant. Among the consequences of stress are absenteeism, job turnover, the inability to make sound decisions, coronary heart disease, lower productivity, increased smoking and alcohol intake, and fatigue. Among the job stressors identified as contributing to the problem are constant deadlines, heavy workloads, and high-pressure work environments. Common to most of these stressors are the elements of uncertainty, fear, and doubt. A recent study postulates that trust in the employer can reduce much of the stress experienced by employees because trust helps reduce uncertainty, fear, and doubt."
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Mental Stress in the Workplace, 2008.
This paper looks at stress and mental health as they relate to the workplace.
1,176 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This document discusses workplace stress and burnout in the context of the workplace in general as well as directed at the mental health and healthcare industries. The writer notes that these industries in particular suffer from a high degree of stress and burnout related to the workplace stressors most commonly found in the industries in question. The conclusion is that mandated training during industry certification and education related programs should be implemented and this should be followed up with mandated organizational professional development programs aimed at the same topic.
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Abstract
Literature Review
References
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"These universally applicable observations are only aggravated in such industries as the mental health and healthcare industries where workers both generate and receive stress in the workplace. Among some of the largest contributors to workplace stress and burnout in the mental health and healthcare industry are: workloads, inadequate staffing strategies, role ambiguity regarding duties or objectives, poor or non-existent professional support network, extended working hours, as well as the client or patient contributions such as challenging behaviors or illnesses. These are all substantial stressors and many of them, because of the state of these industries themselves, simply cannot be removed at once. The mental health and healthcare industries are notoriously understaffed in some disciplines such as nursing and this factor contributes to high workloads, poor staffing strategies, and long hours. Additionally, some of the associative stress in the workplace of the typical mental health or healthcare employee is often diagnostically tangible."
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Stress in the Workplace, 2005.
A examination of the topic of stress in the workplace from the author's personal viewpoint, as well as from a literature review.
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses stress in the workplace by dividing the stressors up into three specific categories--interpersonal conflicts, workload and burnout. The paper considers the problem from both a personal perspective and from the perspective of relative literature. Additionally, the paper looks at various efforts put forth by organizations to solve the problem of stress in the work environment.
Outline
Introduction
Personal Conflict
Workload
Burnout
Solutions
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"Interpersonal conflict is especially strong in my job at the department of labor, and it is usually between clients and the workers. Because I am the public face of the organization I have to try to get along with all clients, even those that are presenting problem cases. Internally there is also a lot of conflict, especially when people are being appraised by the higher ups. "Performance appraisal serves many purposes within
organizations. One very important purpose of performance appraisal is to provide periodic, formal feedback to individual staff members. If supervisors never provide any type of formal feedback to employees, they may never know how well, or how poorly, they are performing. This situation is obviously troublesome for both employees as well as supervisors" (Gabis, 2003). This can relate in a situation of great interpersonal conflict."
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Stress In the Workplace, 1989.
The causes and effects of stress in the workplace including psychological, biological, economic and social factors. An analysis of worker dissatisfaction and treatment programs.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 39.95
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"Today's business world is taking its toll on employees. Corporate takeovers create layoffs, and emphasis on productivity produces paranoia. With job security a thing of the past, it's little wonder that an ever growing number of employees suffer from stress. In an attempt to motivate their employees, companies are creating stressed individuals with psychological, physical, and behavioral problems.
Psychological problems induced by stress come in many forms. Anxiety is often one of the first symptoms to appear. The burdened individual feels unable to cope within his work environment. Even if he tries to hide his symptoms, he may find it difficult to concentrate or think clearly. Preoccupied with his problems, the individual is unable to relax, and soon becomes..."
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Stress Therapies in the Workplace, 2004.
This paper discusses whether the workplace in general is moving towards complimentary therapies as treatments for work-related stress.
3,213 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 92.95
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In this article, the writer discusses and considers the ever-current topic of stress. The writer looks at the effects of stress on certain aspects of the workplace and how complimentary therapies could be used, and are being considered as an effective method for treatment and prevention. The writer notes that the costs of stress, in terms of money and health in the UK and companies in general, is extremely high. The writer also points out how small steps towards combating stress using alternative therapies can be very effective. In comparison, the relatively small cost of alternative therapy treatments versus the huge cost of long term sickness, lost work days, prescription costs and general drainage on NHS resources makes prevention of stress, using alternative therapies, a worthwhile investment. The writer concludes that many more companies should be encouraged to make the most of effective stress prevention using alternative therapies as a means of caring for their workforce and helping the UK towards being a low-stress environment in which to work.
Outline:
Early Ideas of Stress
Stress and the Individual
Work Related Stress
Conclusion
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"Kasl's theory also suggests that psychological strain results from the joint effect of the demands of a work situation and the range of decision-making discretions available to the worker facing those demands. This theory is also supported by Wallace et al in the finding that people working in high demand but low control positions report the highest frequency of stress symptoms and have the highest level of stress related illnesses. In support of this is a study reported by European Foundations for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions found, from a sample of 1600 Swedish men, 20% of them were experiencing heart disease symptoms, of these men all reported psychologically demanding jobs with a low degree of decision making latitude. By contrast, workers who reported low psychological demands and high levels of skill discretion had no symptoms of heart disease."
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Stress in Today's Workplace, 2005.
Examines the causes of stress in the modern business world and ways to prevent it.
2,412 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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The nature of work is changing at whirlwind speed. Perhaps now, more than ever before, job stress poses a threat to the health of workers and, in turn, to health organizations. This paper shows that job stress can lead to poor health and even injury. The difficulties may be temporary or enduring, and they may be caused by factors at work or out of the workplace. No one is immune to stress, for it can affect employees at all levels of the organization. The paper shows that when it is too severe or long-lasting, it can negatively affect both the individual and the employer. Fortunately, many programs exist for preventing or managing stress, and the paper also covers some of these.
The paper includes illustrations.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
A. What Is Stress?
B. What Is Job Stress?
C. Signs of Stress
D. Causes of Stress
II. Stress at Work
A. The Role of the Employer
B. The Role of the Employee
C. Job Performance
III. Stress Prevention
A. Preventing Job Stress (Prevention Programs)
B. Counseling
IV. Conclusion
V. References
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"Humor has become one of the most popular tools for stress relief. Positive effects of laughter include reduced of muscle tension, controlled anxiety, the ability to handle unexpected events, and simply the joy of humor. It is important for managers to allow employees to have fun. Managers can bring creative and fun events into the workplace. Another suggestion is to generate log-on jokes so that when an employee logs onto the network each day a new joke is displayed. A relatively easy and fun activity is allowing employees to dress for appropriate holidays. A company can even elect a "fun committee" to organize events. The most important thing for a manager to do when using humor is to stay creative and involve all employees."
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Stress in the Workplace: Article Analysis, 2002.
An analysis of the article: "New Technology Not To Blame As Stress Figures Soar" by David Moore.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper will discuss the factors that create stress in the workplace and an article that reveals the nature of stress in the workplace having little to do with technology in these aspects. The article gives statistics that reveal the true nature of stress and do not blame technology for the problems that arise in the workplace in this instance. The article will tell us why stress is created.
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Stress and Stressors in the Workplace, 2002.
A look at ways of reducing and eliminating work- related stress.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper addresses the stressors that are found therein and examines steps that can be taken to eliminate stress in the workplace. The intent of eliminating stress is to create a safe and more productive working environment for all employees.
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