A Study of Job Stress with Attitude in Corporate Sector

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The work culture is a complex construct in organizations, consisting of different attitudes, perceptions, values and beliefs, and plays a significant role in moderating the relationship between work stress and job attitudes. The researchers have confirmed a negative correlation between increased stress or “burnout” and decreased job satisfaction. In a study of job satisfaction among public sector workers in the Denver Municipal Water Utility, which is a leader in pay, benefits and job security, Leavitt (1996) found that although overall job satisfaction was low, the water utility employees claimed to be satisfied in pay, benefits, and job security. Leavitt does not discuss what factor is causing overall job satisfaction to be low. Could it be stress? Organizational culture concerns how problems are recognized and solved. It can also affect what is experienced as stressful, how that experience translates into health difficulties; so the employers, managers, and trade union representatives must therefore become aware of the culture of the organization and explore it in relations to management of work stress.

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