1. By
G.Indhu mathi, I st yr MBA
M.Thirumakal , I st yr MBA
Sri Manakula vinayagar college of Engineering -
Pondicherry
ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS ON EMPLOYEES
PRODUCTIVITY
With special reference to Pothys boutique
Project Guide
Mr.B.Elamurugan,
M.B.A,(PH.D)

2. 1. Objectives
2. Research methodology
3. Statistical tools
4. Findings
5. Suggestions
Overview

3. Objectives
 To study the stressful environment of employee in
Pothys boutique
 To identify the impact of occupational stress on
employee productivity
 To study the relationship between stress factors and
employee’s productivity
 To analyze the major factors influence stress
 To suggest ways to reduce stress among
employees & increase productivity

4. Research methodology
 Type Of Research Design -
 Population Total Population size ( employees) in
Pothys boutique
 Sampling Techniques
 For this Project the sampling techniques used is

5. Statistical tools
• T Test
• One Way Anova
• Two way Anova
• Correlation
• Multiple Regression
• Percentage analysis

6. Independent Sample T Test
GENDER
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
VS OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
ELDER ONE
INCOME SOURCE
VS
VS

7. One Way Anova

8. Two Way Anova

9. Correlation

10. Correlation
Lack Of Recognition & Financial Rewards
Inflexibility Work Hours
Personal Issues
Work Family Conflicts
Low Control Over Work Environment
Livelihood Facilities
Physical Strain
Psychosocial Risk Factors
Career
Job Burn Out
Work Performance
Behavioral changes
Work engagement
Loss of productivity
Labour turn over

11. Multiple Regression

12. FACTORS REGRESSION RANK
Low Control Over Work Environment 0.369 I
Career Enhancement 0.336 II
Job Burn Out 0.178 III
Psychosocial Risk Factors 0.319 IV
Livelihood Facilities 0.085 V
Work Family Conflicts 0.082 VI
Inflexibility Work Hours 0.079 VII
Lack Of Recognition & Financial Rewards 0.032 VIII
Physical Strain 0.015 IX
Personal Issues 0.001 X
Multiple Regression

13. Productivity
Stress factors
Work performance Behavioral changes Work engagement
Loss of
productivity
Labour turn over
Lack of recognition 0.212 -0.062 0.287 0.284 0.432
Inflexibility in work hours 0.262 0.131 0.061 0.201 0.192
Personal issues 0.170 0.242 0.122 0.160 0.208
Work family 0.315 0.301 0.326 0.113 0.410
Work environment 0.366 0.344 0.590 0.583 0.574
Livelihood 0.273 0.00 0.439 0.317 0.356
Physical strain 0.458 0.383 0.391 0.437 0.513
Psychosocial 0.370 0.294 0.509 0.534 0.550
Careers 0.413 0.427 0.563 0.445 0.528
Job burnout 0.038 -0.087 0.120 0.304 0.110

14. SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMMENDATIONS
Low control over work environment
 Superior has to maintain a coordinal relationship with
employees, so that the job satisfaction and work
environment can be changed.
 Control over work environment has a correlation
(relationship) between each other, so necessary steps
have to be taken
Career Enhance Enhancement
 Employees looking for career enhancement and
promotions

15. CONCLUSION
Occupational stress is one of the major health hazards of the modern
workplace, it accounts for much of the physical illness, substance
abuse, and family problems experienced by workers. Also,
occupational stress and stressful working conditions have been
linked to low productivity, absenteeism, and increased rates of
accidents on and off the job. From this study it is concluded that the
occupational stress in the organization is low.

16. The existing method of having a control over environment by the
supervisors is the influencing factor which affects the work
engagement. The income level of an employee affects on
occupational stress .Special attention has to be given to the
employee who is the first son/daughter of the family since they
faces stress in higher rate compared to another employees.
Standing for long hours makes the employee into stress, remedies
has to be taken to make the job rotations. Employees are
undergoing psychosocial issues innovative measures can eradicate
the problems and can increase the productivity