OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF BANKS EMPLOYEES: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH

The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between occupational stress and job performance of employees. The study analyses the job performance and occupational stress of employees in selected banks of public and private sectors of chittoor district. It is a comparative study between the officers and clerical cadre of employees in banking sector. Through multi-stage sampling technique, sample of 306 employees comprising of officers and clerical cadre are considered in the study. The primary data was collected through structured questionnaire. The responses are recorded on a likert scale. Regression and ‘t' test are used to analyse the data. The study reveals the job performance of both cadres of employees who are undergoing moderate level and low level of occupational stress