Occupational Stress and Behavioural Studies of Facilities Management Employees in Commercial Complex

Authors

  • Ahmad Ezanee Hashim Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Zarina Isnin Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Faridah Ismail Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nurul Ashikin Norrihan Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Rashadah Razali Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v2i5.219

Keywords:

Commercial Complexes, Customers' Satisfaction, Human Behaviour, Occupational Stress

Abstract

Stress is inevitable in any types of occupation and career. It is recognised as major managerial and economic issues which contribute to employee turnover and poor performance. There is  a  need to  understand how  to reduce the effects to employees. This study aims to determine the stress relationship between employees in commercial complex facilities management organisations. Data collection is through questionnaire surveys to employees and semi-structured interviews to selected facilities managers for commercial complexes in Klang Valley, Malaysia. 7he findings indicated existence of stress that affected the occupational and behavioural performances of employees.

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Published

2017-11-04

How to Cite

Hashim, A. E., Isnin, Z., Ismail, F., Norrihan, N. A., & Razali, R. (2017). Occupational Stress and Behavioural Studies of Facilities Management Employees in Commercial Complex. Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies, 2(5), 57–64. https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v2i5.219

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