Review article

MANAGERIAL STRESS – EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES

Ivona Vrdoljak Raguž orcid.org/0000-0002-3237-4694 ; University of Dubrovnik Department of Economics and Business Economics, Croatia
Ivana Čučuk orcid.org/0000-0002-5223-1236 ; University of Dubrovnik Department of Economics and Business Economics, Croatia

Abstract

Modern managers operate in terms of globalization which presents them with larger and more difficult challenges that sometimes are not in accordance with capabilities of an individual, causing stress. Some amounts of stress can be effective in the work performance of an individual, but problem arises when the amount of stress exceeds a certain critical point and leads to the burnout syndrome, whose victims are mostly managers. The roles of managers, their skills, functions and modern management trends are determinants of every manager's job from which various stressors arises, i.e. sources of stress at work. Depending on their intensity and frequency, in rare cases stressors motivate the manager, while in most cases, they result in managerial stress. The biggest consequence of continuous exposure to this type of stress is popularly called the burnout syndrome.

Keywords

managerial stress – effects and consequences; burnout syndrome; stress management

Hrčak ID:

187408

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/187408

Publication date:

9.10.2017.

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