Chapter 7

Managing Stress and Emotions

Learning Objectives

After completing this module, you should be able to do the following:

  • Understand the stress cycle.
  • Recognize the sources of stress for employees.
  • Recognize the outcomes of stress.
  • Understand how to manage stress in organizational contexts.
  • Understand the role emotions play for attitudes and behaviors at work.
  • Learn about emotional labor and how to manage it.
  • Understand how emotions can affect perceptions of what is ethical.
  • Understand cross-cultural differences in stressors.