Stress in Relation to Work Type -- change type change stress
 
Job Type Analysis
  Job Demands Low Job Demands High
Job Control High Leisurely Jobs Active Jobs
Job Control Low Passive Jobs Demanding Jobs
As you move from "leisure" towards "demanding" jobs, you will be tensed up by the increasing strains. This is accompanied by increased chances of physical illness and psychological problems, including stress.
As you move from "active" towards "passive" jobs, you will become less involved in in leisure and social activities, affecting your psychological health.
Traditional Work Design -- "Top-down organization, Repetition, Close Supervision"
 
  Management approach   Effects on workers
1. Top-down management
Reduce workers?sense of involvement and sense of worthiness
2. Specialization
A major stressor as a result of boredom
3. Technological dominance
Lower self-esteem as workers are valued less than the machines in the context of efficiency.
4. Repetition
Reduce creativity and contribute to boredom and apathy.
5. Lowered skill requirements
Stifle any desire to learn more about the work, adding to more boredom and apathy.
6. Equalized, distributed workloads
Take away any sense of belonging or responsibility for the outcome of hard labour.
7. Productivity measurement
Lack of incentive to do more than the allocated workload. Increase distrust among bosses and employees.
8. Hard work equates rewards
Reinforce the notion of money as the sole reward of their hard work, resulting in an unhealthy and competitive atmosphere which lacks a sense of community.
9. Minimal social interaction
Reduce social support in the workplace.
10. Close supervision
Take away workers' initiative and create resentment and rage against the supervisors.


References:

Burn, D. (1999) (3rd ed.). Feeling good: The new mood therapy. New York: Avon.

Montgomery, B. & Evans, L. (1993). (2nd ed.). You and stress. Melbourne: Viking O'Neil.

Montgomery, B. (1986). Working together: A practical guide to collaborative decision-making. Mebbourne: Nelson.
 
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