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"Stress is defined as a feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize. It can occur due to environmental issues, such as a looming work deadline, or psychological, for example persistent worry about familial problems. While the acute response to life-threatening circumstances can be life-saving, research reveals that the body's stress response is largely similar when it reacts to less threatening but chronically present stressors such as work overload, deadline pressures and family conflicts. It is proffered that chronic activation of stress response in the body can lead to several pathological changes such as elevated blood pressure, clogging of blood vessels, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Organizational Stress Around the World: Research and Practice aims to present a sound theoretical and empirical basis for understanding the evolving and changing nature of stress in contemporary organizations. It presents research that expands theory and practice by addressing real-world issues, across cultures, providing multiple perspectives on organisational stress and research relevant to different occupational settings and cultures. Personal, occupational, organizational, and societal issues relevant to stress identification along with management techniques/approach to confront stress and its associated problems at individual and organizational level are also explored. It will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in stress management research"-- Provided by publisher.

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Contributors -- Foreword -- References -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- References -- 2. ""She'll Be Right, Mate!"": Occupational Stress Research in Australia -- Introduction -- Key Areas of Australian Occupational Stress Research -- Occupational Stress Interventions -- Job Demands, Job Resources, and Stressor Appraisals -- Psychosocial Safety Climate -- Bullying and Workplace Incivility -- Australian-Specific Occupational Stress Research -- Distance -- Heat -- Dangerous Wildlife

Final Thoughts -- References -- 3. Work Stress Research in Brazil -- Introduction -- Method -- Survey Strategy and Inclusion of Studies -- Coding Scheme -- Results -- Theoretical Grounds of the Studies Reviewed -- Temporal, Geographical, and Methodological Characteristics -- Stressors and Reactions to Work Stress -- Main Results Observed in the Reviewed Studies -- Discussion -- Note -- References -- 4. Job Stressors in Greater China: An Explorative Study Using the Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches -- Introduction -- Study 1 -- Method -- Sample and Procedure -- Results and Discussion

Study 2 -- Method -- Sample and Procedure -- Results and Discussion -- Study 3 -- Method -- Sample and Procedure -- Measures -- Job Stressors -- Job Satisfaction -- Strains -- Job Performance -- Results -- Discussion -- Notes -- References -- 5. The Causes and Consequences of Organizational Stress: The Case of Greece -- Introduction -- Evaluation of Work-Related Stress: Placing Greece in the European Context -- The Causes and Consequences of Organizational Stress: The Case of Greece -- A Review of the Economic Crisis

Restructuring of Organizations and Its Effects on the Well-Being of the Worker -- Lack of Transparency and Perceived Level of Justice in the Organization -- Physical and Psychological Well-Being of the Greek People -- Specific Organizational Stressors in Greece: Opening Pandora's Box -- Intervention Strategies and Coping Mechanisms for Greece and Its Workforce -- Forward Initiatives -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. Work Stress: A Systematic Review of Evidence from India -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Descriptive Analysis -- Thematic Analysis -- Causes of Stress in Studies

Different Variables Explored in Studies -- Main Consequences of Stress in Studies -- Discussion -- References -- APPENDIX Table: Summary of studies reviewed -- 7. Organizational Stress in Contemporary Japan -- Introduction -- Karoshi and Organizational Stress -- Karoshi -- Similarities and Differences between Karoshi and Karo-Jisatsu -- Causes of Karoshi and Karo-Jisatsu -- Karoshi, Karo-Jisatsu, and Organizational Stress in Japan -- Long Work Hours and Organizational Stress -- Long Work Hours -- Long Hours of Work and Organizational Stress in Japan

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