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3. Stress

Stress is directly related to QWL. It is experienced by people, in the nature of

tension or pressure. It generates a feeling of discomfort and sometimes even

of helplessness. If not properly managed, stress can become the cause of

debilitating illnesses, like peptic ulcer, colitis, insomnia, hypertension, diabetes,

cardiac and kidney problems, etc.

4. Methodologies

Management development focuses on individuals and more importantly on the

organisation as a whole. All the methodologies of training referred to earlier in

this chapter can be used for management development also. However, the

emphasis being more on the group, sensitivity Training, OJT, case studies and

in-basket exercises are likely to be more effective.

5. Career development

When employees join organisations at the start of their 'careers', none of them

are likely to have planned to stay in the same job for the rest of their lives.

They expect to be able to learn and grow and move to different jobs that

require higher level skills. Organisations, aware of these expectations, also

chalk out 'career paths' for employees to travel through. 'Job rotation' referred