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Effect of Occupational Stress on Executives' Leadership Styles


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1 SHIATS Deemed University centre, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Management Studies, Ponjesly College of Engineering Nagercoil-629003, Tamil Nadu, India
 

In the present investigation an attempt was made to explore the influencing effect of occupational stress on the executive's leadership style. The occupational stress index developed by Shrivastava&Singh (1981) and Managerial Styles developed by McBer&Co. (1980) were administered on a sample of 388 Executives of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd., Neyveli. The inferential statistical techniques, Chi-Square Test and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient were applied for determining the effect of occupational stress as an influence of leadership styles. The correlation analysis suggests that presence of the occupational stressors influences positively the coercive and authoritative leadership styles and influences negatively the affiliative, democratic, pace-setting and coaching styles. The Chi-Square Test also confirms the presence of association between stressors and leadership styles.

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Occupational Stress, Leadership Style, Coaching Style, Democratic, Affiliative
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Authors

K. Dhamodharan
SHIATS Deemed University centre, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, India
G. Arumugasamy
Department of Management Studies, Ponjesly College of Engineering Nagercoil-629003, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


In the present investigation an attempt was made to explore the influencing effect of occupational stress on the executive's leadership style. The occupational stress index developed by Shrivastava&Singh (1981) and Managerial Styles developed by McBer&Co. (1980) were administered on a sample of 388 Executives of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd., Neyveli. The inferential statistical techniques, Chi-Square Test and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient were applied for determining the effect of occupational stress as an influence of leadership styles. The correlation analysis suggests that presence of the occupational stressors influences positively the coercive and authoritative leadership styles and influences negatively the affiliative, democratic, pace-setting and coaching styles. The Chi-Square Test also confirms the presence of association between stressors and leadership styles.

Keywords


Occupational Stress, Leadership Style, Coaching Style, Democratic, Affiliative

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