TY - JFULL AU - Jocelyn Sackey and Priscilla Boahemaa and Mohammed A. Sanda PY - 2011/1/ TI - Relational Impact of Job Stress on Gender Based Managerial Effectiveness in Ghanaian Organizations T2 - International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering SP - 1917 EP - 1927 VL - 5 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10116 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 60, 2011 N2 - This study explored the relationship between occupational stress and the perceived effectiveness of men and women managers in Ghanaian organizations. The exploration is underlined by attempt to understand the degree to which male and female managers in Ghanaian organizations experience occupational stress at the workplace. The purpose is to examine the sources and extents of occupational stress experienced by male and female managers in Ghana. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using both descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The results showed that female managers in Ghana are more likely to report of more stress experiences in the workplace than their male counterparts. The female managers are more likely to perceive role conflict and alienation as job stressors while the male managers perceived blocked career as a major source of workplace stress. It is concluded that despite the female managers experiencing enormous level of occupational stress, there was no significant differences between their managerial effectiveness and that of the male. ER -