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<p>Constantly changing environment, rapid pace of technological development and increased competition have a significant impact on the working environment and the psycho-emotional state of employees. Stress, a human response to unpleasant environmental factors, is one of the most common problems. It affects the physiological and psychological states, and a long-term stressful environment may even cause irreparable damage. From an organisational point of view, it affects performance, job satisfaction, motivation, social relationships, and overall success and goal achievement. The aim of the paper is to present organisational stress in a positive context, which stimulates new ideas and methods, increases performance and professionalism of employees. To explore the issue, recent literature and research papers are discussed. The main conclusion is that coping with stress depends on the management and the employee’s personality. If appropriately managed and on time, it can become a stimulator of innovation and new ways of dealing with various challenges; moreover, it can increase performance. Organisations must have pre-defined approaches and methods, as well as relevant knowledge, to respond in a timely manner and promote both employee and organisational development.</p>
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Constantly changing environment, rapid pace of technological development and increased competition have a significant impact on the working environment and the psycho-emotional state of employees. Stress, a human response to unpleasant environmental factors, is one of the most common problems. It affects the physiological and psychological states, and a long-term stressful environment may even cause irreparable damage. From an organisational point of view, it affects performance, job satisfaction, motivation, social relationships, and overall success and goal achievement. The aim of the paper is to present organisational stress in a positive context, which stimulates new ideas and methods, increases performance and professionalism of employees. To explore the issue, recent literature and research papers are discussed. The main conclusion is that coping with stress depends on the management and the employee’s personality. If appropriately managed and on time, it can become a stimulator of innovation and new ways of dealing with various challenges; moreover, it can increase performance. Organisations must have pre-defined approaches and methods, as well as relevant knowledge, to respond in a timely manner and promote both employee and organisational development.

Stress as a Method of Increasing Performance and Stimulating Innovation: A Synthesis of Literature

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Economics and Business

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Constantly changing environment, rapid pace of technological development and increased competition have a significant impact on the working environment and the...

Stress as a Method of Increasing Performance and Stimulating Innovation: A Synthesis of Literature

Published Online: Dec 18, 2023

Page range: 236 - 246

Received: Nov 21, 2023

Accepted: Dec 12, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2023-0015

Keywords
Innovation, Job satisfaction, Performance, Stress, Stressors

© 2023 Nino Paresashvili et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Stress as a Method of Increasing Performance and Stimulating Innovation: A Synthesis of Literature

Published Online: Dec 18, 2023

Page range: 236 - 246

Received: Nov 21, 2023

Accepted: Dec 12, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2023-0015

KeywordsInnovation, Job satisfaction, Performance, Stress, Stressors

© 2023 Nino Paresashvili et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Innovation, Job satisfaction, Performance, Stress, Stressors