AN INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT OF JOB-RELATED STRESS ON EMPLOYEE'S JOB SATISFACTION

Abstract

Stress can be defined as what happens when people are under stress or the necessary range exceeds their capacity. Work pressure is the pressure generated in our workplace. This may be due to the situation we are facing or too much work. Employees who are under work pressure may suffer physical or mental harm, which affects their productivity. In today's world, organizations are trying to compete with other organizations within the same industry, hence coming up with complex objectives that at times become hard to accomplish. Therefore, they must constantly change their organization's production and work policies, adopt new technologies and all innovative forms of work organization, among others. This study mainly aims to investigate the impact of job-related stress on employee job satisfaction in Saudi Arabia. It also investigates how a lack of motivation adds stress to employees. This study used descriptive research design to analyze the variables that are involved in the study. Additionally, this study considered for a mixed research method that would allow for the qualitative and quantitative approaches to be adopted in the research. The study reveals that when employees are subjected to a work environment where their interests are adequately addressed, and the pressure levels are manageable. Also, the study shows that the employees at the workplace are influenced by various factors and that need to be analyzed to ensure the level of stress at the workplace is managed to ensure the best outcomes are realized at the workplace.