IT Company Merger A Comparative Study of Employee’s Stress and Anexiety

By : Sheetal Ruikar, Sharmin Amroliwalla

Page No: 11-19

Abstract
The present study attempts to compare the three groups of IT employees namely the employees who have undergone merger (merged company), employees whose parent company has undergone merger they were not part of (parent company) and those who have not (unmerged company) on stress and anxiety. The sample consisted of 90 employees (30 in each group) from various IT industries around Pune city. The tools used were the Smith Stress Symptoms Inventory (SSSI) by Smith and the StateTrait Anxiety Inventory (STAI -1) by Spielberger. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the data. Results revealed a significant difference on stress and anxiety among the employees of merged and parent companies and merged and unmerged companies, although, there was no significant difference found on stress and anxiety among the employees of parent and unmerged companies. The results and implications of the findings are also discussed. Content analysis of the semistructured interview revealed different sources of stress and anxiety for each group,

Authors :
Sharmin Amroliwalla : Department of Psychology, Fergusson College, Pune.
Sheetal Ruikar : Department of Psychology, Fergusson College, Pune