Title: Identification of sources of job stress: a study among officers and supervisors

Authors: Amanpreet Kaur Sidhu; Harwinder Singh; Sandeep Singh Virdi; Raman Kumar

Addresses: Management Department, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India ' School of Management Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, Chandigarh University, India

Abstract: The purpose of the present paper is to identify the major sources of job stress among PSPCL and PSTCLs employees. A sample of 249 PSPCL and PSTCLs employees was used in the study. Ten factors determined the model: working environment, performance assistance, personal growth, future perspective, control scale, job requirement, workload, responsibility, moment demand and satisfaction. Total of 34 variables were used for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), to carry out many aspects of job stress. It was found that moment demand is the major contributing factor to job stress. Training needs, working conditions and less salary are the key variables to generate job stress. These variables can assist in maintaining job stress in PSPCL and PSTCL. The objective of this research paper is to examine, the sources of stress among officers and supervisors, under Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL).

Keywords: job stress; Punjab State Power Corporation Limited; PSPCL; Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited; PSTCL; exploratory factor analysis; EFA; confirmatory factor analysis; CFA.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2019.101731

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2019 Vol.19 No.2, pp.147 - 167

Received: 18 Jun 2018
Accepted: 20 Dec 2018
Published online: 23 Aug 2019 *

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