Workplace stress

the term workplace bullying, describing an ongoing harassing workplace behavior between employees, which results in negative health outcome for the targeted employees (Adams, 1992). Workplace bullying is receiving increased attention worldwide as a negative organization issue. It is considered a serious and chronic workplace stress or that can lead to diminished work productivity and work equality (Hoel, Faragher, & Cooper, 2004) There are two federal laws that can be applied workplace bullying…

(2010), workplace bullying a pervasive practice orchestrated and propagated by individuals who are maliciously seeking power, control, subjugation and domination. It is an inefficient way of working, which is both costly and preventable. In his article, Wiedmer describes the damage, signs and preventative measures concerning workplace bullying. She profoundly elaborates bullying, and what workplace bullying is all about. Wiedmer further provides in the article the statistics of workplace…

dealing with hours for pay, stress, amount of money you should be getting, etc. When you through in workplace conflicts into the mix it’s like a whole different ball game. Interpersonal communication and personal conflict are directly affected by workplace conflicts. In this paper I will disclose some feedback from my executive summary while providing some strategies that helped me overcome my workplace dilemmas. When talking about my conflict problems in the workplace dealing with my…

Workplace violence is a real concern that is receiving national attention. Media attention recently raised consciousness of shootings in the workplace that have adverse effects from the violence. There are statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics stating that there are an estimated 1.7 million workers that are injured at work. Not only does violence affect the nurse but it also effects the employer, and patients also. In health care, nurses and the patient care assistants…

Stress in the workplace always has been and will be a major issue in any field of work. Whether it is on a sales floor or on a nursing unit, stress in the workplace is prominent. There are many causative factors that lead to why the amount of stress has increased over the years. However, the main priority in regards to workplace stress is finding ways to manage and rid the area of it. The last thing a nursing unit would need is for there to be factors that can alter the proficiency of patient…

epidemics have been reported which are the field of study of many individuals, stress in workplace being one of them. According to Jaramillo , Mulki , and Boles (2011), about one third of the workers in the United States report high levels of stress. In their study they also indicate that stress is particularly high in some jobs where interpersonal interaction is part of their work environment. It is evident that stress can affect not only an individuals’ mental and physical health but also it…

Accordingly, as the development and the growing research on Public Service Motivation(PSM) recently, some pointed surveys were made towards the effects of PSM on the degree of stress perceived in the organizations. In the “Job Demands-Control Model” set up by Karasek (1979) and Siegrist, and Weber (1986), stress is described on two main dimensions of which one is a psychological burden related to time pressures and the another one is the ability and flexibility which employees face towards their…

How Sexual Assault/harassment can affect the Workplace Green Dot and Red Dot actions can affect an environment in many ways, and some phrases that can also affect the environment. To know how Green Dot and Red Dot affect an environment we must know what each Dot is and what they represent. Some of the steps used for someone to be the Green Dot and how violence or sexual assault can be prevented. Also there are phrases and words that can be said by anyone at any time, even if someone if joking…

Workplace bully is a form of harassment at workplace that has severe impact on company profitsand well-being of employees and their performance. Workplace bullying has been regarded as asignificant and complex issue that presents a challenge for organizations to manage. Pleasediscuss the concept of workplace bully, types of workplace bully, the causes and itsconsequences as well as how workplace bully is measured in past research. You are requiredto critically evaluate at least 10 recent…

For employers, workplace bullying has economic costs for their business.9 It can lead directly to absenteeism, lower productivity through ‘presenteeism’ or time spent conducting investigations,10 WorkCover claims (resulting in higher insurance premiums) and sanctions or damages awards from work health and safety regulators and courts. There are also more indirect costs to a business such as hiring and training of new employees when someone resigns because of bullying (perceived or actual).11 The…