Identification of Stress-Reducing ‎Factors in order to Improve ‎Production ‎Productivity in Petrochemical Industry of ‎Bandar ‎Mahshahr

Hosseini, Roholah; Ghilmpour, Reza

doi:10.22055/jiops.2024.45868.1396

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Roholah Hosseini ¹
Reza Ghilmpour ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

² MA Student, Department of Management, Faculty of Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, ‎Iran

https://doi.org/10.22055/jiops.2024.45868.1396

Abstract

Introduction
Occupational stress is a condition that causes physical and mental pressure and fatigue
and overall human ‎discomfort during work. Depression, anxiety and stress are among the most effective factors in the quality of ‎life and many social and ‎functional problems of workers. The purpose of this study was to identify the stress-‎reducing ‎factors‎ of petrochemical industry of ‎Bandar Mahshahr and then evaluating and ‎determining their ‎priority.‎

Method
The current research based on the practical purpose and nature of the method, is descriptive-‎analytical, and in terms of method of data collection, is survey (field). The statistical population included ‎ experts in the field of human resources of the company. A snowball sampling method ‎was used to determine 21 experts. A two-dimensional matrix questionnaire was used to collect data. In order to ‎analyze the data, TOPSIS technique was used‏.‏‎
Results
According to the study and the analysis of the data obtained in this research, Self-confidence (Wj=29%) and ‎favorable organizational attitude (Wj=26%) were the most important among the indicators in the ‎evaluation of stress-reducing factors‏.‏‎ Also, training and empowerment (CI=0.679) and employee information ‎sharing (CI=0.631) were identified as the first and second priorities of factors that reduce stress and improve ‎production efficiency in the petrochemical industry of Bandar Mahshahr.‎

Discussion
Based on findings of the research, training, empowerment and information sharing of employees were ‎introduced as the most optimal stress-reducing factors.‏ ‏Therefore, it is suggested In order to reduce ‎stress and consequently improve productivity in the petrochemical industry of Bandar Mahshahr‏,‏‎ training and ‎empowering and sharing information should be considered in the company programs.‎

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Identification of Stress-Reducing ‎Factors in order to Improve ‎Production ‎Productivity in Petrochemical Industry of ‎Bandar ‎Mahshahr

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