Article Summary on Technology and Workplace Stress

The article chosen to summarize technology and workplace stress highlights "information technology and the role it is playing in reshaping organizations" and will emphasize three main points: a) the impacts of workplace stress in the information age; b) the emotional affects from stress and how it spreads throughout an organization; and c) the affects on an individuals immune system due to stress. Technology has become increasingly prevalent in organizations and in our daily lives. Since …

…one's perceptions of life. For enterprises, the cost of stress is multifaceted. It can be reflected in absenteeism, higher medical costs and employee turnover, with associated cost of recruiting and treating new workers. The cost factors involved should be a good reason for employers to take effective steps in order to improve each identifiable situation (Cryer 1996). References Cryer, B., (1996). Neutralizing Workplace Stress: The Physiology of Human Performance and Organizational Effectiveness. Http://www.internetarticle-Stressfiles/neutrilize.html