... by examining how individuals cognitively process and manage remote work over time. Design/methodology/approach Building on the transactional theory of stress and coping and utilizing longitudinal qualitative data from focus groups and semi-structured interviews with 31 participants working in various...

... staff to secure qualitative and quantitative data to enable data triangulation. Findings The study found an adverse impact on academic and professional staff's mental health and wellbeing, further resulting in stress and anxiety. Several reasons for the increased stress and anxiety levels were...

...Emeka Smart Oruh; Chima Mordi; Chianu Harmony Dibia; Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi Purpose This study explores how compassionate managerial leadership style can help to mitigate workplace stressors and alleviate stress experiences among employees — particularly in an extreme situation...

.... Both availability and usage of organisational WLB programmes were found to help employees reduce their stress levels, but interestingly to have no direct association with WLB and employee health. Several control variables such as age, working hours, education level and household incomes were found...

...Maria Vakola; Ioannis Nikolaou Purpose Occupational stress and organizational change are now widely accepted as two major issues in organizational life. The current study explores the linkage between employees’ attitudes towards organizational change and two of the most significant constructs...

... changes that are occurring in Japan′s workforce and analyses the impact on Japan. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Compensation Japan Overwork Stress Workaholism Working hours Karoshi is the Japanese word meaning death from overwork. Tetsunojo Uehata[ 1 ], the medical authority who...

... to the adverse effects of stress. Increased prevalence of work stress among employees, coupled with its harmful effects for the operation of companies, prompted an investigation of managerial attitudes to stress at work in the clothing industry. Structured interviews were carried out with managers from 44...

...Marilyn J. Davidson; Valerie J. Sutherland Reports research by interview and questionnaire survey designed to identify major sources of stress among site managers, to examine their physical and psychological well‐being, and to identify high risk groups and predictors of stressor outcomes. A high...

...Douglas Miller Stress management programmes for trade union officials still remain underdeveloped. This article seeks to highlight some of the methodological problems in trying to mount such programmes within the political context of contemporary trade unionism. The author argues that a much more...

...Douglas Miller Little consideration has been given to the question of stress among trade union officers. Some explanations for this are offered and, on the basis of pilot research carried out in the north east of England, class and gender are revealed as crucial variables is shown both in terms...

...A.J. Geare The widespread practice whereby great emphasis is placed on the harmful effects of stress with only token acknowledgement to the beneficial effects is questioned. While accepting that stress may result in serious problems, it argues that stress is frequently enjoyed and sought...