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Factors of Job Stress among university teachers in Pakistan A conceptual review

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Title Factors of Job Stress among university teachers in Pakistan A conceptual review
 
Creator Khan, Anwar; COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Attock
Yusoffa, Rosman Bin Md; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
Azam, Kamran; COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Attock
 
Subject stressful nature; stressors; non-systematic; conducive environment
 
Description University teaching is universally known for its stressful nature. The university teachers are exposed to various stressors at work as a result of which their working performance is affected. The current study has conceptually reviewed the different factors of Job Stress among university teachers in Pakistan by using non-systematic narrative review technique. Following review of existing literature, the findings of current study revealed nine potential factors as determinants of Job Stress among university teachers in Pakistan. These factors were related to both intra and extra organizational environments of universities in Pakistan. This study concludes that university teaching is a stressful profession in Pakistan. The problem of Job Stress should be managed both at individual and institutional levels. Individually the academic staff members should get awareness about causes and consequences of Job Stress. At institutional level the management of universities should provide Stress free conducive environment, so that university teachers could be saved from the devastating effects of Job Stress. 
 
Publisher Readers insight Publisher
 
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Date 2014-05-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://jmi.readersinsight.net/index.php/jmi/article/view/6
 
Source Journal Of Management Info; Vol 2, No 1 (2014): Volume 2, Issue 1
2313-3376
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://jmi.readersinsight.net/index.php/jmi/article/view/6/pdf_3
 
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