INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE IN PERCEIVING OCCUPATIONAL STRESS: A STUDY ON GARMENTS WORKERS WORKING IN COMILLA EPZ

Stress in organizations has been identified as an increasingly important concern in both organizational research and practice. It has become an issue of modern manager’s headache to address the level of stress in the workplace. An initiative is required to have a clear understanding about individual difference as it distinguish the level of occupational stress individual perceive. The study will afford a scope of understanding about the individual difference in perceiving such stress. The study has been carried out with an objective to measure the difference in observing occupational stress among different categories of employees working in Garments industries located in Comilla EPZ. . The study targeted the lower level workers of garment factories in the stated zone and used random sampling methods. Both primary and secondary sources has been used for collecting information. From a field survey primary data has been collected directly asking the respondents (workers) using a well-structured questionnaire. A five point Likert scale is used to valuing the respondents’ expressions in a numeric way. However, average level of stress based on six criteria, sub grouped in 20 segments is measured. It is found that significant variation exist in stress perceiving level of the workers on the basis of six selected criteria. Managers are recommended to understand the personal and organizational related factors to address the employee’s stress level and push them to proper maintenance rather using the so called theoretical control mechanism.