Organizational Climate, Stress and Coping Strategies among Professors

Abstract

Stress is a universal element and persons from nearly every walk of life have to face stress. Climate describes perceptions of organizational practices reported by people who work there. Stressful organizational climates are characterized by limited participation in decisions, use of punishment and negative feedback conflict. Taken together, these factors can contribute to a stressful work environment that can have negative effects on employee well-being, motivation, and performance. The current research aims to investigate the impact of variables such as Organizational climate, stress and coping strategies among professors. This study includes professors from colleges seeking both Master’s and PhD degrees. A purposive sampling method was used to draw a sample of 116 from all over India. Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression were used to analyse the data. Results revealed that there was a positive significant correlation between organizational climate, Stress and coping strategies among professors. There was a significant impact of organizational climate on stress. The study also found that there was significant impact on coping strategies. The research paper explores the different organizational climate stressors that professors experience and the strategies that they employ to deal with them.