Which of the following are organizational stress management methods?

• A. Changing the color of the office walls only
• B. Increasing personal workload without support
• C. Job Design, Improving the work environment, Workplace conflict, Improving Organizational communication, Personnel Selection and Job Placement, Substance Abuse Programs
• D. Limiting communication channels

Answer: (C)

Organizational stress management methods involve systemic changes at the workplace to reduce stressors and improve the work system, not just how individuals cope. The best choice lists a comprehensive set of organizational interventions: redesigning jobs to balance demands and autonomy, improving the physical and psychosocial work environment, addressing workplace conflicts, enhancing organizational communication to reduce ambiguity, ensuring proper personnel selection and job placement to fit roles, and implementing substance abuse programs to support health and coping. Together, these targets stress sources from multiple angles and promote a healthier, more efficient organization.

The other options miss the mark because they focus on a single, superficial change, add workload without support, or restrict communication—each either increasing stress or failing to address organizational factors that contribute to stress.