ROLE OF ORGANISATION IN WORK STRESS MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE’S INDIVIDUAL STRESS COPING STRATEGIES: A STUDY OF EMPLOYEES OF GUJARAT

Abstract

Background: Job satisfaction and employee stress are closely related and instrumental in employee performance. Effective stress coping strategies aid employee retention and full potential of employees is utilized. The study aims to find out the relationship between an employee’s stress level and who he finds responsible for managing it. It also aims at finding how employees cope with stress on individual level and his satisfaction with organization’s stress management mechanism. Method: Quantitative approach was used to collect data of Public and Private sector employees of Gujarat using purposive sampling. 574 responses were collected using structured questionnaire and analyzed by cross-tabulation and cluster analysis using IBM SPSS. Results: Most respondents believe it is the joint effort of employee and employer to tackle occupational stress. Individual strategies included listening to music, spending time with family, and watching movies. Most respondents were dissatisfied with the organization's policies, with majorly men being dissatisfied and women being neutral or satisfied.