Abstract:
Occupational Stress has emerged as an issue for many individuals all over the world.
According to literature the negative outcomes of the occupational stress hinder the
employee work performance and thus directly impact on the organizational
performance. Results of the preliminary study revealed that the executive employees
in Sri Lanka Tourist Board experienced high level of stress. Based on the current
literature the researchers focused on examining how one of the individual differences
of employee personality impacts on occupational stress. More specifically, the
researchers examined the direct effects of each Big-Five personality trait (Emotional
Stability, Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and
Agreeableness) dimension on occupational stress. This study was conducted based on
the quantitative research methodology. Population of this study was all the executives
who are currently attached to the Tourist Board and all of them were taken to conduct
this study, based on census method. Data were collected through a validated and
reliable self-administered questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis was used to
analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that the lower level of
conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness directly effect on the increasing
occupational Stress. This study provides implications for understanding employee
personality differences and tailor-made HR practices, to manage employees’
occupational stress.
