STRESS - in the work place

"Many occupational hazards are limited to a few industries. Black-lung disease, for instance, strikes workers who spend their lives in coal mines. Radiation affects nuclear-power-plant workers. Job burnout, on the other hand, is not a job specific hazard. It can devastate the lives of college professors and chimney sweeps. It can drain the energy of housewives and taxicab drivers. It can leave waitresses and corporation presidents feeling listless and unable to make the smallest decisions." …showed first 75 words of 2647 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2647 total…Foundation for the Improvement of Living & Working Conditions. Robbins, S. (1996). Organizational behaviour: concepts. controversies, applications. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc. Smither, R. D. (1988). The psychology of work and human performance. New York: Harper &Row http://www.ericdigests.org/1998-2/stress.htm ERIC Identifier: ED414521 Publication Date: 1995-00-00 Author: Long, Bonita C. Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services Greensboro NC., Canadian Guidance and Counselling Foundation Ottawa (Ontario).