(The Effect of Organizational Stress on Organizational Health in Thermal Hotels)

Abstract

Purpose – In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of organizational stress on organizational health with an application in thermal hotel enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The study was carried out with the survey on 471 employees of 3 thermal hotel enterprises operating in Afyonkarahisar. Frequency, percentage distribution, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation analysis, t-test and variance analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings – In the study, it was found that the general stress level of employees in five-star thermal hotel establishments was around 3 (Χ=3,15) in the 5-point Likert rating and the highest stress factors were in “the feature of the job” (Χ=3,25) and “financial possibility” (Χ=3,21). Organizational health perceptions of employees were evaluated as positive and over medium level (Χ=3,52). In the study, a negative and strong relationship was found between organizational stress and organizational health (r = - 0,704). Besides it was determined that the stress level of women was higher than men, young people had more stress level than old people and those working in front office department had more stress level than employees in other departments. Discussion – The finding of “there is a negative and strong relationship between organizational stress and organizational health” means that the organizational health decreases with the increase of organizational stress. Within this framework, it is considered important to implement strategies to reduce organizational stress in order to prevent the possible negative consequences of organizational health deterioration in organizations.