Abstract: It is a known fact that stress is detrimental to the performance of an employee or an organization. The mere acknowledgement of the presence of stress is not sufficient, rather it becomes imperative that organizations study the causative factors of stress and then arrive at mechanisms which can reduce stress. This also indirectly means that stress cannot be totally eliminated as a certain amount of stress is beneficial in motivating the individual to increase performance to acceptable levels.
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