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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of stress in organizations. Military and business organizations are looked at for examples, and cultivation of ethical value is recommended. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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using this paper properly! Discussion Question 1 As one might well imagine, a position within the United States Army (or any military institution for that matter) involves a
great deal of stress. The stress in these positions comes from a variety of sources, both external and internal. Unfortunately, there is a great deal of evidence that the managerial
approach to stress management within the military is inefficient, contributing to passive coping strategies that do not effectively mitigate the negative aspects of high stress. In the end, this undermines
organizational values and leaders to a situation where productivity is lost. Sources of stress within the military can come from a variety of sources. For instance, the pace of
the work involved is notoriously high, often requiring soldiers to go without rest for long periods of time; the responsibilities of most job positions in the military are quite high;
most soldiers feel as if they lack a sense of professional autonomy (critical to job satisfaction and stress management); and, of course, there is also always the looming threat of
death or injury (Dolan & Ender, 2008). Unfortunately, military management contributes to this stress by establishing very few channels for direct coping (such as unrestricted access to military psychologists), and
encouraging a culture of passive coping (social drinking, or fraternizing with other soldiers) (Dolan & Ender, 2008). To their credit, military management does provide some active support in the form
of therapists and downtime, but many studies have indicated that, because of the overall organizational stance towards stress management, soldiers feel uncomfortable taking advantage of the few active coping mechanisms
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