SMART JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDIES VOL. 4 NO. 1 PAPER 9
 
FACTORS PREDICTING STRESS OF EMPLOYEES IN A PUBLIC TRANSPORT CORPORATION
 
R. Dhanalakshmi
Head, PG Department of Commerce, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India
 
Stress is becoming a universal and a pervasive issue in the twenty first century. Several researchers across disciplines have studied, but studies on stress of public transport corporation employees are scarce. This article intends to measure the level of stress of the transport corporation employees and study the factors that could predict stress. It is found that the employees experience moderate level of stress. Further, stress is predicted by working environment and safety and security. The results of the study is discussed and implications for both the organisation and the individual are given
 
KEYWORDS: Stress, Transport Corporation, Multiple Regression JEL CLASSIFICATIONS: D90, D99, E20, L91 FULL TEXT