The Positive Side of Stress for Organizations

Jane Cranwell-Ward and Alyssa Abbey

Chapter 12 in Organizational Stress, 2005, pp 124-130 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Whilst many dispute that stress can be positive, if stress is understood as a reaction to pressure then, at optimum levels of pressure, it can be positive. The authors refer to positive stress as “eu-stress”, that is, it can be stimulating and helpful. Excessive negative stress is referred to as “hyper-stress”, which is disabling, and after long periods turns to “distress”, which can be life threatening. This was discussed in Chapter 3 and will be discussed again in Chapter 18.

Keywords: Optimum Level; Positive Side; Organizational Perspective; Positive Stress; Exceptional Performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230522800_12

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