Job Stress And Organisational Environment In Indian Context

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to determine the work culture and occupational stress of managers working in public and private organisations. The sample of the study comprised of 80 middle level managers from Krishak Bharthi Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), a public sector organisation (n=40) and DABAR India Ltd., a private sector organisation (n=40). Tools used were the Work Culture Scale and the Occupational Stress Scale. The results of the study revealed that on dimensions of work culture like job challenge, communication, and social cohesion, the scores of managers from two organisations did not differ significantly, whereas, on trust and innovation scores they differed significantly. As regards occupational stress, two groups did not differ significantly on the dimensions of under participation, powerlessness, poor peer relation, strenuous working condition, unprofitably.