The effect of work stress on productivity of female workers in the healthcare sector

Pages: 21-25
Aruna Rani (Maharishi School of Humanities & Arts, MUIT University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
Rakesh Kumar (Maharishi School of Humanities & Arts, MUIT University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
Sohini Singh (Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)

Job Stress can occur for employees at any level in Healthcare Sector. The Healthcare industry has witnessed stress among the employees for quite a long time. There is growth in employment of women employees in this Sector. The multi role played by them contributes to Job Stress. There are different factors which contribute to Stress among working women which can influence job satisfaction, employee commitment, job involvement, productivity, etc. This research paper investigates the relationship between Job Stress and Productivity. The sample consists of 92 women employees working at all levels in select Health care Industry in Delhi NCR. The data is collected through structured questionnaire. Correlation and regression analysis was conducted to know the influence of Job Stress on Productivity. Also, ANOVA was performed to detect the variance in demographics characteristics on Job Stress. The study results show that there is negative relation between Job Stress and Productivity implying that when there is increase in Job Stress, there is decrease in Productivity. Also, there are no significant differences between select demographic characteristics on Job Stress.