Handling stress

Isabelle’s approach in addressing the topic changed with her understanding of method and theory as she became aware of the limitations that traditional methods had. After identifying the limitations, she adopted a different approach to ensure that she would not be limited when it came to making conclusions as was the case with traditional methods. Most of the traditional methods were quantitative and relied on comparison of various variables while making conclusions. Even though the information collected through these methods was relatively accurate, they relied on limited information because quantitative methods did not go into a lot of details when conducting studies. For example, the methods overlooked the issue of biography despite it playing a significant role in how managers dealt with stress (Lewis & Saunders, 2011).

In preparing her research, Isabelle developed interviewing skills and gained knowledge on other factors that determine how managers handle stress stressful situations. She used qualitative methods for her research which tend to be more personal. For them to be successful, she had to develop good interviewing skills to ensure that that interviewees were comfortable responding (Lewis & Saunders, 2011). She learnt that biographic information is not only relevant but also changes over time and this meant that stress management skills would change over time as a result. Among the issues that she could have anticipated as being problematic but not indicated by her literature review is the challenge of getting participants to cooperate. Most people are of the belief that they handle stress well and may have given inaccurate data. There are also those not willing to admit that they cannot handle stress as managers and they may have given information related to skills that they believed a manager should possess rather than giving personal responses (Lewis & Saunders, 2011).

Reference

Lewis and Saunders, (2011) “Doing research in business and management” Pearson Limited