Occupational Stress and Its Impact on Work Exhaustion— an Empirical Study among Information Systems Personnel

Occupational stress has emerged as a crucial and pervasive issue in contemporary work life. Mounting research evidence proves beyond dispute that stress has a dysfunctional impact on both individual as well as organizational outcomes. This paper investigates using survey methodology the relationship between occupational stress and work exhaustion among information systems personnel. The study shows that certain stressors like fear of obsolescence, lacunae in training, work-family conflict and time pressure act as significant predictors of work exhaustion among information systems personnel. The study further showed that work exhaustion was high among information systems personnel who experienced more occupational stress, when compared to their counterparts who experienced lower levels of stress.