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Stress

Organizational stress is defined as an emotional, psychosocial, behavioral, and physiological response to an aggressive or hostile work environment and result in an unhealthy organizational climate. The stress an employee can experience can impact their job performance and possibly lead to workplace violence. Workplace violence can include burnout, destruction of company property, stealing, suicide, and homicide.

As you reflect on the multifaceted aspect of this, please respond to the following:

• Why are some people more affected by stress than others?
• What job characteristics are most likely to result in high stress levels of stress?
• Why should organizations be concerned about employee stress?
• As an industrial and organizational psychology professional, identify three procedures that can prepare a company to address stress that might result in workplace violence. Provide your rationale.