A STUDY ON IMPACT OF STRESS AND BURNOUT ON SKILLED EMPLOYEES

Abstract

The success of an organization is determined by the employees. Job stress is the major
among the employees of different hierarchy of any organization. Job stress has been associated
with duties overloaded and poor mental health. However, no intervention programs have
developed addressing the issues of job stress. The specific objectives of the study were to identify
the factors causing stress in employees, factors that lead to burnout and improving coping
strategies and disseminate guidelines for coping with stress for the employees. The present
study explores the dimensions of stress, burnout and coping with stress in the organizational
context. Coping with these stressors requires access to a variety of resources, varying from
personalstrengths to social support. The aim of this project is to identify the impact of job stress
and burnout on employees, stressors, and reduction measures taken by them. The present study
focuses on the perception of stress and burnout on them. Through this study, we have proposed
a contextualized research approach that facilitates understanding of different levels of stress,
stress and burnout coping management.