A STUDY ON ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS IN ITES EMPLOYEES WORKING IN MNC COMPANIES OF TAMILNADU

Organizational stress and organization well being have become issues of excessive concern over the last span of decade, both Internationally and Nationally. Given the value of work in this society, the amount of time consumed by people at work and the current changes that are affecting the nature of work, it is not surprising that work stress appears to be increasing. There is collective evidence that physical health too, is adversely affected by repetitive work and dehumanizing environment such as the stepped assembly line. Stress can arise from separation or from conflict. In the latter case, it can curtail from conflict with peers, from harassment or discrimination. Sampling size was taken within ITES MNC companies in Tamilnadu. The data and information was collected from 178 ITES employees through a pilot study. Simple random technique was administrated. As to collect the data from the sample population a structured questionnaire was used. The results indicated that the majority of employees belong to the age group of 20-25years. The result also showed that about two-third of ITES employees belong to the monthly income group of Rs 10000- 15000 and the majority of ITES employees are single. One-third of ITES Employees have the total experience of 1-2 years. The factors influencing the stress were Inadequate Salary, Over Time, Time Pressure, Work Load, Insufficient holidays, Night Shift