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The Joint Effect of Budget Emphasis and Budget Participation on Experienced Job Stress
Author(s) -
Bottger Preston C.,
Hirst Mark K.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841118802600404
Subject(s) - emphasis (telecommunications) , business , job stress , operations management , psychology , job satisfaction , economics , management , computer science , telecommunications
In this exercise we examine the effect on job stress of budget participation and budget emphasis, the degree to which the person's performance is evaluated by achieving budget goals. Specifically, the effect of participation on stress is shown to be greater for high than low budget emphasis. Subjects are 44 male managers (mean age: 35 years, range: 28–44 years) working in a property development organizaiion. All subjects had major budget responsibilities. Data were collected using questionnaire surveys. An implication for human resource management is that budget emphasis can be used to manage individual performance, without increasing experienced stress, if the individual can participate in budget setting.