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Comparative Study

| Published: September 25, 2015

Comparing Occupational Stress Level in Employees of Public and Private Sectors along Age and Gender

Dr. Samita Samaiya

Ph.D, Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.096/20150204

DOI: 10.25215/0204.096

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In today’s uncertain economy, the best performing employers know that taking their employees’ pulse and linking it in to their business goals will help organizations succeed and put them at a competitive advantage. On the other side, due to today’s competitive era, role of employees in any organization, are more complex and this complexity may increase their level of stress in their lives, in the organization. The present study was aimed to focus to measure level of occupational stress in employees of two different types of business communities called public and private sector organizations. For the present study, total sample was taken as 240 employees from public and private sector organizations. The age range of employees was 22 years to 41 years. Educational level of employees was minimum graduation. Middle managerial level employees were the sample of the study. Incidental sampling technique was used to collect data through standardized self report inventory, Occupational Stress Index (OSI). The results showed that employees of public and private sectors significantly not found differ in their occupational stress level. Impact of age and gender was also not found on occupational stress.
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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

DIP: 18.01.096/20150204

DOI: 10.25215/0204.096

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Published in   Volume 02, Issue 4, July-September, 2015