Current Approaches of Stress Management in the Czech Business Environment

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18267/j.cebr.373" target="_blank" >10.18267/j.cebr.373</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Current Approaches of Stress Management in the Czech Business Environment

Original language description

This paper investigates stress management practices in Czech small and medium-sized enterprises (n=194) within the manufacturing sector, with the primary objective of assessing the extent to which these enterprises integrate stress management principles into their internal management processes. The study places a particular emphasis on how these enterprises implement stress management, encompassing both organizational and individual level interventions, while also scrutinizing perceived work stressors, including challenges arising from workplace digitalization. The questionnaire was compiled by leveraging theoretical insights and empirical findings within stress management, assessing stress management strategies, and exploring work-related stress costs. Additionally, it incorporated queries to delineate organizational profiles, enriching the understanding of contextual nuances. Based on a questionnaire survey conducted in the Czech Republic, the research reveals that 86.6% of the surveyed enterprises have implemented at least one stress management intervention, predominantly at the organizational level (45.4% of respondents). Furthermore, 38.7% of the enterprises adopt both organizational and individual-level interventions, with only 2.6% exclusively focusing on individual stress management interventions. In a broader European context, the Czech Republic appears to lag behind in managing psychosocial risks and workplace stress, characterized by the lowest percentage of stress management action plans and a low rate of actual stress management measures implementation. Additionally, there is a notable lack of legal frameworks addressing this issue. These findings underscore the need for more effective strategies to enhance stress management in the workplace and the overall wellbeing of employees. Implications for Central European audience: Given the common economic challenges facing Central European countries, the findings presented in this article are of fundamental importance for the whole region. Workplace stress and its effective management are a common problem, and therefore, the findings of this study are relevant. Given the global trend towards digitalization of workplaces, these findings have potential applicability across Central Europe. Enterprises operating in our region should take due note of these emerging stressors and develop tailored strategies to address them and potentially improve the overall quality of working life for employees across the region.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50200 - Economics and Business

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Central European Business Review

ISSN

1805-4862

e-ISSN

1805-4862

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

30

Pages from-to

95-124

UT code for WoS article

001386540400005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85214418904