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Physical and emotional stresses of technology on employees in the workplace
Author(s) -
Soylu Ali,
Campbell Stefanie Snider
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2012.00013.x
Subject(s) - stressor , psychology , coping (psychology) , staffing , human resource management , applied psychology , task (project management) , occupational stress , social psychology , knowledge management , management , clinical psychology , computer science , economics
This article presents how today's technology permeates the planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling functions of human resources management. Certain industries or occupations are more reliant on technology and thus impose more physical and emotional stressors on employees. The effects of physical stressors and the physical manifestations of emotional stressors can expose employers to additional liability. The authors make 8 propositions in this study and provide supporting research with additional information. How employers can be proactive by encouraging task‐focused coping with stress is also discussed.