Örgütsel Stresin Ögretim Elemanlarinin Performansi Üzerine Etkisinin Incelenmesine Yönelik Bir Arastirma/A Research into the Effect of Organizational Stress on the Performance of Teaching Staffs

High organizational success and efficiency in working life can only be achieved through increasing employee performance. Stress is one of the factors that influence employee performance. Stress is defined as one's reaction to unfavorable conditions. Irrespective of the specific job they work in, individuals face stress even when they are unaware of it. Speaking for employees, stress manifests itself as inefficiency and decreased performance. Change in working life and increased competitiveness call for increased organizational efficiency, which in turn leads organizations to put higher demands on their employees. This requires organizations to find ways of avoiding stress-causing factors and thus minimize stress. In this study, a questionnaire was done with 340 academic staffs to explore the relation between the performances of academic staff working in service sector and the organizational stress factors they face. The results of the study shows the organizational stress that the academic staffs face is at the average levels and this effects their performances positive.