Comparative Study of Work Stress Among Employees of Public and Private Organizations

The aim of this study is to examine the work stress of full-time employees working in public and private organizations situated inside Kathmandu Valley and make the comparative study of work stress between them. The sample of the study consisted of 300 employees, 150 employees from 20 service sector public organizations and 150 employees from 15 service sector private organizations. Cross sectional descriptive study design was conducted and non-probability purposive sampling was used. Organizational Role Stress (ORS) Scale by Pareek (1983) was used to measure the work stress among the employees of public and private organizations. Data analysis included Independent Samples t-test and Pearson correlation to check the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. Demographic factors such as age, gender, work organization, work experience and monthly salary were examined in relation to work stress. The study revealed that employees of both public and private organizations are having moderate level of stress however there is significant difference in work stress between the two organizations.