Studies have shown that occupational stress is the main contributor to the high stress level in teachers. The effects of stress as evidenced can result in poor performance, absenteeism, having work-dissatisfaction, increased errors in memoranda, high medical bills, lateness to work, low productivity, etc. This study attempts to find the antecedents of job stress and their effect on job performance in terms of job dissatisfaction and avoidance among faculty members, specifically in B-Schools. The sample consists of 110 management faculty teaching in B-Schools in Andhra Pradesh, India. Factor analysis has been done to club the major stress variables like long working hours, management behavior, relationships with colleagues, teaching and research responsibilities, etc. Factor analysis also clubs performance variables like absenteeism, avoiding work, satisfaction from pay package, quitting job, etc. Regression analysis has been done to find the impact of stress on job performance. The results suggest that teaching stress leads to job avoidance, whereas work overload stress and poor interpersonal relationships lead to job dissatisfaction. Basic policy measures have been recommended for the practitioners and faculty members.

Faculty members are the most treasured assets of any organization and especially educational institutions (Goyal et al., 2015). Students get knowledge from the teachings of the faculty members and this helps them in future. Occupational stress is a major work-related problem in both developed and developing countries (Fletcher, 1988; and Kortum et al., 2010). A stressful event can activate the ‘fight-or-flight’ response, as a result of which there is rush of adrenaline hormones (Cannon, 1929; and Klein, 2014). Workplace stress can be caused due to excessive workload, isolation, long working hours, harmful work environments, less autonomy, complicated relationships among co-workers and management, harassment by management, annoyance and lack of opportunities or motivation to advancement in one’s skill level. Role in the organization, career development, interpersonal work relationships, organizational structure and factors unique to the job can be considered as job stressors (Colligan and Higgins, 2005). Occupational ill-health statistics, collected as part of the 1990 Labor Force Survey, found that 55% of the reported cases of stress/depression and half of the reported cases of exhaustion were perceived as being caused by work (Bradley and Sutherland, 1994). A survey of teachers and school leaders in UK by NASUWT (2011) found that 60.7% of the respondents experienced constant feelings of work-related stress.

Organizational Behavior Journal, Determining the Antecedents. Job Stress and Their Impact, Job Performance, A Study Among Faculty Members