An Investigation of a Transactional Model of Stress in Information Technology Workers: Preliminary Findings
Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: This proposed study identifies stress factors for Information Technology (IT) workers with a view to suggest organizational strategies that may be employed to recruit and retain IT workers.Stress factors are studied at the organizational level rather than at the cognitive or individual level.Anecdotal evidence suggests that workload, changes in technology, poor project management, and anxiety about corporate direction are stress factors that are commonly experienced by IT workers.Potential stress relieving strategies that organizations may employ include work-life balancing strategies such as flexible hours and telecommuting, job sharing, and support for professional development activities.Different types of IT workers: application programmers or database programmers, systems analysts and project leaders and their demographic characteristics are included as moderating variables in the proposed model.
Authors: Vijay V. Raghavan, Toru Sakaguchi, Robert C. Mahaney
Language: English
Topic: Stress and Burnout Research
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W133981718