PurposeThe present study examines the mediating role of teleworking and the moderating role of resilience in explaining the relationship between perceived stress and psychological well-being of working mothers in India. Conservation of resource theory (COR) is taken to support the present study.Design/methodology/approachThe data of 326 respondents has been collected from working mothers in various sectors of Delhi NCR region of India. Confirmatory factor analysis was used for construct validity, and SPSS Macro Process (Hayes) was used for testing the hypotheses.FindingsThe results of the study found an inverse association between perceived stress and psychological well-being. Teleworking acted as a partial mediator and resilience proved to be a significant moderator for teleworking-well-being relationship.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is based at Delhi NCR of India, and future studies may be based on a diverse population within the country to generalize the findings in different cultural and industrial contexts. The present work is based only on the psychological well-being of the working mothers, it can be extended to study the organizational stress for both the genders and other demographic variables.Practical implicationsThe study extends the research on perceived stress and teleworking by empirically testing the association between perceived stress and psychological well-being in the presence of teleworking as a mediating variable. The findings suggest some practical implications for HR managers and OD Practitioners. The organizations must develop a plan to support working mothers by providing flexible working hours and arranging online stress management programs for them.Originality/valueAlthough teleworking is studied previously, there is a scarcity of research examining the impact of teleworking on psychological well-being of working mothers in Asian context. It would help in understanding the process that how teleworking has been stressful for working mothers and also deliberate the role of resilience in the relationship between teleworking and psychological well-being due to perceived stress, as it seems a ray of hope in new normal work situations.
PurposeThe present study intends to explore the underlying mechanism of the effect of personal growth initiative on employee engagement and intention to leave, in the presence of openness to experience and neuroticism as mediating variables. Support from conservation of resource theory and action regulation theory were taken to study the variables.Design/methodology/approachA time span of four months was taken to collect data from 382 employees belonging to hotel industry of Delhi NCR region of India. Structure equation model and mediation analysis were used in the present study.FindingsA positive association was found between personal growth initiative, engagement and openness to experience and a negative association was found between personal growth initiative, engagement, neuroticism and intention to leave. Openness to experience and neuroticism acted as partial mediators.Research limitations/implicationsThe researchers have collected the data only from service sector organizations. Hence, there is scope for a cross sectional, longitudinal and experimental intervention–based study to generalize the findings of the study. We also suggest to check the mediating effect of other constructs on the different aspects of well-being of employees at the workplace. Apart from it, if personal growth initiative among employees has a causal role to play for different outcomes, a meta-analysis based on the antecedents and consequences of personal growth initiative would be beneficial. It would further reveal many more insights and possible research themes.Practical implicationsOur results present significant practical implication for professionals engaged in day-to-day corporate affairs. As the managers at the workplace around the globe get heavily involved in decision making, and they are prone to observe negative information than the positive set of information, in the presence of both.Social implicationsWith the help of the study, society can be better conscious of literature related to personality, PGI and its outcome. This way, prospective professionals can understand the significance of personality along with PGI and harness their character accordingly. This would further contribute to prepare young professionals and also fill the supply demand skill gap in the industry and society at large. Any type of imbalance would harm the sustainability of the employment cycle in society.Originality/valueDue to limited literature available in management research on the topic, the researchers of the presented study selected personal initiative as the foundation of personal growth initiative. It has been seen that despite extensive work and interest of researchers, there is a difference in the concept and practice of employee turnover intentions. It is believed that research on human physiology and psychology affect the understanding about organizational research.
State Government of Uttar Pradesh in India, launched 'One District One Product' (ODOP) scheme to preserve, develop the medium and small scale enterprises and increase income and local employment in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Government's agenda behind the scheme was a more significant number of employment opportunities for the youth & strengthening the inclusive and sustainable development of the state. The scheme aimed at encouraging domestic and specialized products & crafts. Under the scheme, the Government made a provision of Rs. 250 Crores or 46.3 million U.S. dollars under its budget 2018-19. Among the 75 districts of the state, the capital is Lucknow, which is known for Chikankari work under the ODOP scheme. The presented case study is based on the scheme and entrepreneurs related to Chikankari work. The purpose of the presented case study is to discover the ODOP scheme, the chikankari entrepreneurs' awareness and attitude about the scheme. The case study also analyses the possible impact of the recent development in the ODOP scheme on the local craft entrepreneurs. In this market-driven, research-based case study, the primary data was collected from Chikankarientrepreneurs about their awareness and attitude towards the scheme. During the study, the respondents were approached for data collection, and for the study, a semi-structured schedule was used. The data from 28 entrepreneurs were collected, compiled, and explained in detail for problem identification and analysis. During the study, the respondents were not well aware of the scheme, and they mentioned the various challenges they faced, such as soaring prices, non-availability of skilled workforce, and the Impact of Goods & service tax. After an explanation by researchers about the scheme, they discussed the support they require from the ODOP scheme. Besides contributing to literature about government policy and entrepreneurship, this case study presents the respondents' attitude towards the scheme launched by the Government.
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