The role of stress management in reducing stress and enhancing corporate performance: A case of the Nairobi securities exchange
Date
2013-01-29Author
Musyoka, Mary
Ogutu, Martin
Awino, Zachary Bolo
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ArticleLanguage
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Stress at work is an ever increasing problem in contemporary societies resulting in enormous cost both for the
corporate organizations involved and the individual employees. These realities have led to Kenyan employers
looking into stress management techniques that can help reduce stress levels among employees and in turn
enhance corporate performance. Data was collected from 32 corporations listed at the NSE and was analyzed
using multivariate techniques. The empirical results found that use of certain stress management techniques
stress hada positive influence on corporate performance. These finding can provide Human Resource
Managers with the necessary strategies that will help implement the most effective stress management
techniques in their organizations
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Vol. 3(2), pp. 887-895Publisher
University of Nairobi School of Business
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