Human Ressource Management

09 Stress


Question

How should stress be considered in HRM?


Answer
  • The right level of stress is beneficiarry (not too much, not to little)
  • Depending on someones Resillience people like more stress than others -> consider in personell selection
  • By giving people more control over their job and providing organizational support: People can cope better with high workloads
  • Psychological detachment is important, if people thing about work at home, high demands lead to stress
  • Make sure employees get good and enough sleep, more work time leads to less sleep (not linear)-> diminishing returns
  • Employees without families can offset more stress into sleep
  • Shield employees from distractions to allow them to achieve Flow (easiest in the morning and late afternoon)



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