How can Stress Affect Your Work Performance? Quantitative Field Study on Qatari Banking Sector

The paper has focused on the work stress and its causes with relation to job performance at the Qatari’s bank sector. The paper has showed that the work stress demands extra efforts on their performance which may not be proportionate to their capabilities. This may cause work stress and pressure levels, its intensity defer according to individual capabilities. A sample (n=124) was randomly selected from Qatari Banking Sector and various statistical analyses were performed on this data. The analysis has showed that the unclear roll given to the employees and the workload have direct relationship with work stress. One of main findings is work stress has a negative impact on employee’s performance. Also, the employee’s level of stress perception is influenced by their job title.