Stress in the library workplace

Abstract

Purpose -This article aims to help people understand the impact that stress has on library employees and the library as an organization. Design/methodology/approach -This article is based on literature reviews and commentary on this important topic that is not frequently addressed in the library as workplace. Findings -Library workers are under stress and the library as an organization needs to provide training in how to deal with this issue. Strategies for reducing stress are outlined. Originality/value -This article identifies stress in the library workplace and the importance of stress on employees and will be of interest to those that work within that field.

Work - Family Conflict and Stress: Evidence from Malaysia

“…However, from an employer's perceptive, stress if not handled effectively with employees can result in lower productivity and have an effect on the entire organization not to mention the cost on health insurance [2]. Bunge [3] further states that "stress has a number of important elements.…”

Role of Occupational Stress on Job Satisfaction

“…The main cause of occupational stress in the organization is work overload (Topper, 2007). Malaysian teachers have raised serious concern about the long working hours reporting an average hours as high as 77 hours per week (Malaysia Education Blueprint, 2012).…”

“…Occupational stress, also known as job stress, has been defined as the experience of negative emotional states such as frustration, worry, anxiety and depression attributed to work related factors (Kyriacou, 2001). Occupational stress is also defined as the perception of a discrepancy between environmental demands (stressors) and individual capacities to fulfill these demands (Topper, 2007). Occupational stress, in particular, is the inability to cope with the pressures in a job, because of a poor fit between someone's abilities and his/her work requirements and conditions (Holmlund-Rytkönen and Strandvik, 2005).…”

Examining the Influence of Transformational and Transactional Leadership Styles on Perceived Job Stress among Ghanaian Banking Employees

“…Job stress occurs when employees are unable to meet work requirement because they do not have the requisite skills and available resources, leaving them with physical and emotional harm. Topper (2007) defined job stress as the perception of a discrepancy between environmental demands and employee capacities to accomplish these demands. It is believed that stress does not exist in either the individual or the environment, but it is a dynamic cognitive state where the interaction between the individual and his or her environment is described as a continuing transaction (Dewe, Cox, & Ferguson, 1993) or the relationship between the leader and the environment (Cooper, Dewe, & O'Driscoll, 2001).…”