The Job Demands Job Decision Latitude Model You first saw this model in chapter 9 in a discussio of job based stress. The pace of work, amount of work, and conflicting requirements. Dealing really with psychological demands not physical ones. Stress results when a job is high in demands and low in decision latitude. Here the worker does not have the authority to behave in alternative ways that would let the person successfully manage the job demands.
Good effects result when a job is high in demands and also gives the worker broad decision latitude.
Can result in higher motivation and personal growth. An Integrated Model of Stress Combines many of the features of the above models. Has been developed and pursued in th stress research literature by several investigators. It is useful to you as an individual and as a manager. A way of analyzing sources of stress and the effects of stress.