• Alka Sharma
• Dr. Rumiya Agashe

Technologies have revolutionized our lives and livings. Today, more innovative and well paid career opportunities are present in the market. However with rise in opportunities, the competition for high end jobs is also increasing. The competition within organization and between organizations has led to cut-throat competition and hence job stress has become a part of every employee pan industry. Job stress, which is often treated as a personal problem actually impacts the organization’s effectiveness in the form of a cumulative ineffectiveness of stressed employees. In other words, stress is found to be affecting the performance of employees in the organization and hence is leading to affect the performance and well- being of organizations also. This qualitative research is intended to find substantial evidence over the relation between job stress and employee performance. Over the past few years several researchers have worked upon this concept. Moreover none have been able to consolidate the conceptual framework at a fundamental level. This qualitative paper attempts to review 20 research papers published between the years 2018 to 2021 and critically analyze the done researches in this field so as to provide a concise platform to understand these variables. This paper intends to support future investigation in this matter.

Job, Stress, Performance, Employee.

"A Qualitative Study on Relationship between Job Stress and Employee Performance", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.71-78, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904U62.pdf

"A Qualitative Study on Relationship between Job Stress and Employee Performance", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp71-78, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904U62.pdf