The relationship between perceived unit usefulness and occupational stress: the case of purchasing agents
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Through the means of a questionnaire, issued to purchasing agents located in a single city in the mid-western U.S., the relationship between vocational stress and perceived unit efficiency was investigated. Of the 300 questionnaires distributed 115 were returned, and among the questions asked were such control characteristics as: sex; age; and organizational characteristics concerning size and the actual number of subordinates. A regression analysis performed on the turned in responses indicated that there was a negative correlation between occupational stress and perceived unit effectiveness, but the relationship between the unit effectiveness and age was a negative one. There was very little evidence compiled to suggest the relationship between stress and efficiency produces an 'inverted-U-shape', or that sex effects the relationship.
Publication Name: Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0021-8863
Year: 1986
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Dealing with work stress and strain: is the perception of support more important than its use?
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The authors conducted a study of the relationship between the perception and use of support in one's work environment and their effects on perceived stress and strain. The analytic sample consisted of 480 social workers drawn from a national directory, who answered a 10-page questionnaire with items addressing burnout and social support. The resulting data indicate that those who used existing support systems within their organizations generally reported benefiting from this, although the use of support does not necessarily result in positive outcomes. The study also indicated that one is more likely to use support if one perceives the work environment to be supportive. Implications for organizations and individuals are presented. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0021-8863
Year: 1988
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Systemic creation of organizational anxiety: an empirical study
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Inquiry into a product development organization in the semiconductor industry revealed a high level of organizational anxiety. Using causal loop diagramming in conjunction with qualitative data analysis, inside members of a research team created a map of the organization's cognitive schema (or collective mental model) using data obtained from informants in the organization. The map showed how the organization's use of classic defense mechanisms to control organizational anxiety instead created feedback loops that amplified it. Suggestions for controlling anxiety systematically are offered. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0021-8863
Year: 1997
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