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This 10 page paper provides an overview of stress, eustress and how it all affects the organization. Burnout is discussed as well. How stress affects productivity is the focus of this paper that provide remedies. Firms using meditation and other things are highlighted.
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not what it once was (Der Hovanesian, 2003). He no longer has an expense account and even takes his lunches with him on business trips to avoid the expense (Der
Hovanesian, 2003). He works eighteen hour days to boot (Der Hovanesian, 2003). The stress of the workplace was getting to him, but he turned to meditation, which seemingly worked (Der
Hovanesian, 2003). He claims that as a result of meditation, he now makes fewer mistakes on the job (Der Hovanesian, 2003). Clearly, this anecdote suggests that meditation can make a
worker more productive, even if he or she is under stress. In reading this example, one might surmise that if meditation can enhance productivity, stress might thwart it. This is
a logical observation. People in high stress jobs sometimes burnout, have heart attacks or develop other stress related symptoms. Some cope by exercising or taking vacations. They do use alternative
treatments like meditation, or they may seek psychological counseling. Whatever is used to combat stress, it usually is aligned with a more productive employee. In examining this important issue for
the twenty-first century, it pays to define stress in addition to examining positive stress and the worst possible outcome: burnout. Then, a look at stress and productivity specifically will draw
on the other relayed information. II. What is Stress? According to the Texas Medical Association "stress is an internal process that occurs when a person
is faced with a demand that is perceived to exceed the resources available to effectively respond to it, and where failure to effectively deal with the demand has important and
undesirable consequences" ("Stress," 2006). Physical Stressors "result from internal physical symptoms, such as headaches, stomach problems, etc. and external physical stressors, such as heat, cold, excessive noise, etc." ("Stress,"
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