Factors that mitigate employee job stress in the service industry

Amarjit Gill, Nahum Biger, Smita Bhutani

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Abstract

The study examines the impact of empowerment and transformational leadership on employee job stress. In addition, the study seeks to extend Gill et al.’s findings related to mitigating stress and burnout. Results show that the improvement in the level of perceived empowerment and transformational leadership used by managers mitigate employee job stress in the hospitality services industry. This paper offers useful insights for service managers based on empirical evidence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)30-45
Number of pages16
JournalInternational Journal of Services, Economics and Management
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CCSEs
  • EM
  • JS
  • TL
  • customer-contact service employees
  • empowerment
  • hospitality
  • job stress
  • transformational leadership

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
  • Strategy and Management

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