An Analysis of Relationship between Occupational Stress and Demographics in Cement Industries Sekar M.*, Subburaj A.**, Sundaram M. Shunmuga*** *Department of Management Studies, RVS College of Art & Science, Coimbatore, India **Department of Management Studies, Global School of Foreign Trade, Madurai, India ***Research Scholar, Kalasalingam University, Srivilliputtur, India Online published on 7 November, 2013. Abstract The present research attempts to investigate the effect of different types of managerial positions in cement industries in Tamilnadu, India. The study examines the incidence of occupational stress in reference to the problems that arise due to the interface of occupational stress with type of managers. The extent of work stress were examined on role overload, role ambiguity, role conflict, unreasonable group and political pressure, responsibility for persons, under participation, powerlessness, poor peer relations, intrinsic impoverishment, low status, strenuous working condition and unprofitability of occupational stress index. It was hypothesized that there is significant relationship exist between demographic factors of the executives and occupational stress and higher the occupational stress among the different levels of managers. The final data was collected on 300 managers which include 80 top level managers, 120 middle level managers, 100 low level managers. Researcher used structures questionnaires, it contains two parts; first part consists of demographic factors like age, gender, designation, monthly income, marital status and experience. Second part used to identify the occupational stressors. Researcher used occupational stress index (OSI) developed by Srivastava & Singh (1984). The scale consists of 46 items each having five alternatives such as strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree and strongly disagree. Correlation analysis, one way ANOVA and independent T Test was done among all the demographic variables and occupational stress. Top Keywords Occupational stress, Demographic difference, cement industry. Top |