individuals) to produce the desired work results, including collaborative problem solving .
Decision-making is moving lower in the organization .
Organizational structures are becoming flatter (Muskie, 2000). .
Workplace Stress 3.
There has been an explosion of information available to an organization from computer systems as well as other sources. As a result, organizations have discovered the need to manage information'. That is, to incorporate information into every aspect and level of the organization. We must not confuse information management, which view information as an organizational resource, with information technology - where the emphasis is on technology, not information, or management. In contrast, information management focuses on integrating information into the very fabric of an organization: into policy and procedure making and monitoring, into outcome measurements, into performance appraisals, hiring, promoting, literally into every aspect of an organization.
The increased use of technology has affected workplace stress based upon the kind of work an individual does. As we might expect, stress-related problems are widespread in the United States. Some studies have suggested that as many as one-half of the working population considers their job to be extremely stressful. "Over the past decade stress-related disability claims have doubled. One in three working adults has considered quitting their jobs because of stress. Nearly three-quarters of workers indicate that stress at work reduced productivity and negatively impacted.
morale and mental health- (Organization, 1999). Yet, our bodies are built to be resilient. In the short term, we can do a good job of persevering and coping with the various stressors to which we are exposed. Over time, however, in the face of sustained stress, we do less well at coping. Eventually, if things do not get better, we become burned out. When we suffer burnout, we become apathetic and disenchanted.
