Abstract:
It is evident from observations and through research that employees in every
sector of economy are going through a great deal of job stress resulting in
deteriorating employee performance, thus affecting the employees themselves,
their families and the organizations. Bankers are under a great deal of stress
due to many antecedents of stress. One of the affected outcomes of stress is on
job performance. As the main objective of this study it examines the
relationship between job stress and job performance of executives in
commercial banks in Colombo district (Sri Lanka). This study includes one
independent variable (Job Stress), one dependent variable (Job Performance)
and a moderating variable (Demographic Factors). Survey method was used
as the method of data collecting. Population was the executive employees in
four selected commercial banks in Colombo district and 248 employees who
are randomly selected as sample to attain objectives of the study.Correlation
Analysis and Regression Analysis were used to test the research hypothesis.
Researcher found that there is no relationship between job stress and job
performance of executive employees. Findings revealed that executives are
suffering from low level of stress and moderate level of job performance.This
study confirmed that job stress is not significantly correlated with job
performance. Therefore it can be concluded that job stress is not a significant
predictor of job performance.