Abstract
The study aimed at comparing the occupational stress level as
experienced by executives, managers, and engineers. The sample
consisted of 135 respondents who were white collared employees
(69 executives, 42 managers, and 24 engineers) exclusively different
from blue and green collared employees, who responded on the
Occupational Stress Index (Shrivastava & Singh, 1984). The results
revealed that executives have highest role overload and strenuous
working conditions. Engineers are said to possess the highest scores
in role ambiguity, role conflict, unreasonable group and political
pressure, under participation, and powerlessness; lowest scores in
low status and overall highest occupational stress. Managers have
least strenuous working conditions, as compared to executives and
engineers. Strategies for coping with stress have been discussed.
