A Study on Effect of Stress on Employee Performance in Cooperative Sector
Date
2020
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Faculty of Management
Abstract
Stress is a psychological term which is feeling of strain and pressure. Job stress is
becoming an alarming situation in the workplace. This study is aimed at determining job
stress variables that affect employee performance. It also determines the relationship
between job stress and employee performance. To achieve this objective, the study was
conducted to the employees of different cooperatives inside Kathmandu valley of
comprising of 160 respondents. The study employed the descriptive research design using
the survey questionnaires as its instruments. Mailed questionnaires were sent to 160
respondents, questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed. Highlights of the findings
indicated that, there is significant relationship between job stress and employee
performance. When analyzed the independent variables individually using regression
analysis, results revealed that independent variable work overload significantly correlates
to employee performance with p-values 0.000 (p=0.000<0.05) and role ambiguity,
underutilization of skill, work environment and recognition did not have any significant
influence on the employee performance in the Nepalese cooperative sector. Based on these
findings, it can be recommended that the company should put consideration on developing
the skills of the employees and tapping their potentials. Emphasis should be dealt on
minimizing work overloads for employees because this also affects employee performance.
Cases of too much works can affect negatively on the employees’ performance because this
will not only cause stress but would likely result to poor performance.
Key words
Stress, psychological, strain, pressure, determines, comprising, retrieved, influence,
tapping.
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Stress, Psychological, Influence, Cooperative Sector