Abstract
"Workplace stress is a psychological and physical mental disorder that occurs when existing resources cannot fulfill employees"" demands. The problem addressed by this study is the lack of well-disposed management approaches to workplace stress among healthcare workers, which in turn poses devastating impacts on the productivity of these professionals. This exploratory case study aims to understand the approaches management adopts to address workplace stress, reducing productivity impacts on healthcare professionals in public hospitals in the United States. The underlying conceptual framework for this research is founded on the perception that workplace stress (and related anxiety and depression) can be caused by a combination of demographic variables, and psychological and social factors. This research involved using qualitative methodology and an exploratory case study design using telephone interviews, face-to-face interviews, and emails. In relation to the two research questions detailed in this study, the findings revealed that some traits affecting workplace productivity among healthcare professionals include burnout, entry feelings, growth, productivity, teamwork, and team productivity. This study considered the implications of the findings of this research on account of extant literature, which involved a comprehensive discussion of the findings and making of substantiated conclusion in study findings. It was recommended that there is a need for more research to gain an in-depth understanding of the specific differences through the standardization of terminology. Such additional studies could use a different methodology from the one used in this research, including reliance on different sample sizes and even not completing the survey during a pandemic. The researcher could alter the research settings to help decipher how this might differ from or remain similar to the already established findings."
