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IMPACT OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS ON JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT AMONG THE MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL OF SELECT TEXTILE UNITS IN TIRUPUR
(Management Today, Volume 7(3), Year 2017, Pages 166-174, 2017) P, Paramanandam
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the impact of occupational stress on job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among the managers of select textile units in Tirupur. 63 managers participated in the study. Questionnaires were used for data collection. The collected data was analysed with mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, correlation, and regression tests. Results revealed that there were significant negative correlations between occupational stress and each of the three dimensions of organisational commitment, and also occupational stress and job satisfaction. Approximately 21% of the variance of organisational commitment, and 27% of the variance of job satisfaction were explained by occupational stress. These results provide insights into the significance of helping employees manage occupational stress to enhance their levels of job satisfaction and organisational commitment.
JOB STRESS AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY
(Sumedha Journal of Management, Volume 6(3), Year 2017, 2017) P, Paramanandam; Banu Rekha
Stress is a phenomenon that we are familiar with. Reports, articles and news stories bombard us with news about the increased stress in our daily life and warn us of the dangers of long-term stress. The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between stress and job satisfaction among the managerial personnel of textile industry. A convenience sample consisting of 75 managers working in Textile industry participated in the study. Structured questionnaires were used to assess the level of stress and job satisfaction. The collected data was analysed with Mean, Standard Deviation, Correlation, regression and ANOVA tests. There was a significant difference in the level of stress among the respondents of different age, income and experience groups. There was a significant difference in the level of job satisfaction among the respondents of different income and experience groups. There was a significant negative correlation between stress and job satisfaction among the managerial personnel of textile industry. Approximately sixty four per cent of the variance of job satisfaction was explained by stress.
LOCUS OF CONTROL AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AMONG THE EMPLOYEES OF AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
(Vidushi, Volume 6(7), Year 2016, Pages 77-85, 2016) P, Paramanandam; Sangeetha
Locus of control reflects the extent to which individuals believe that what happens to them is within their control, or beyond it. The objective of the present study was to study locus of control and employee engagement among the employees of automobile industry. A convenience sample consisting of ninety employees working in automobile industry participated in the study. By administering questionnaires locus of control and employee engagement among the employees were assessed. The collected data was analysed with various statistical tools like Mean, Standard Deviation, Correlation, regression and ANOVA tests. A higher level of locus of control was observed among the above 50 years age group and a higher level of employee engagement among the 41-50 age group. A higher level of locus of control and employee engagement was observed among the above 30000 income group. There were significant differences in locus of control and employee engagement among the respondents of different income groups. There was a significant positive correlation between locus of control and employee engagement. Approximately 18% of the variance of employee engagement was explained by locus of control.
LOCUS OF CONTROL AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE EMPLOYEES OF A SHIPYARD
(Management Today, Volume 6(1), Year 2016, Pages 19-24, 2016) P, Paramanandam; Shobita
Locus of control reflects the degree to which an individual believes that what happens to him or her is within his or her control, or beyond it. The present study was aimed at studying the relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction among the employees of a shipyard. A sample consisting of fifty five employees working in a shipyard participated in the study. Questionnaire method was used to gather primary data. By administering questionnaires locus of control and job satisfaction among the employees were assessed. The collected data were analysed with various statistical tools like Mean, Standard Deviation, ANOVA, Correlation, regression and t-test. Results indicated that there was a significant negative correlation between locus of control and job satisfaction. Approximately eighteen per cent of the variance in job satisfaction was explained by locus of control. There was a statistically significant difference between the mean job satisfaction score for internals and externals.
LOCUS OF CONTROL AS A PREDICTOR OF JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE EMPLOYEES OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY
(Journal of Organisation and Human Behaviour, Volume 4(4), Year 2015, Pages 9-15, 2015) P, Paramanandam
Organisational citizenship behaviour refers to individual behaviour that is discretionary, not directly or explicitly recognized by the formal reward system, and that in the aggregate promotes the effective functioning of the organization. The present study was aimed at studying the relationship between job satisfaction and organisational citizenship behaviour among the employees of a shipyard. A convenience sample consisting of forty three employees working in a shipyard participated in the study. By administering questionnaires organisational citizenship behaviour and job satisfaction among the employees were assessed. The collected data was analysed with various statistical tools. Results indicated that there was a significant difference in organisational citizenship behaviour among the different age groups; among the male and female respondents; among different experience groups; and income groups. There was a significant correlation between organisational citizenship behaviour and job satisfaction.
PERSONALITY TRAITS AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE EMPLOYEES OF AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
(Akshaya International Journal of Management, Volume 1, Year 2014, Pages 50-65, 2014) P, Paramanandam; Shandy
Personality is one among the many factors that act as a source of job satisfaction. According to Big Five Model, five basic dimensions underlie all others and encompass most of the significant variation in personality. The big five factors include extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experience. The present study was aimed at studying the five dimensions of the Big Five model and job satisfaction among the employees of automobile industry. A convenience sample consisting of forty five employees working in automobile industry participated in the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the employees. The collected data was analysed with Mean, Standard Deviation, Correlation, regression and ANOVA tests. Results indicated that there was a significant correlation between extraversion and emotional stability. There was a significant correlation between emotional stability and openness and also between emotional stability and job satisfaction. Twenty six per cent of the variation in job satisfaction was explained by the five big five personality dimensions namely extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experience.
STRESS RESILIENCE AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE EMPLOYEES OF A SHIPYARD
(Indian Journal of Research in Management, Business and Social Sciences, Volume 2(1), Year 2014, Pages 94-98, 2014) P, Paramanandam
Stress arises when individuals perceive that they cannot adequately cope with the demands being made on them or with threats to their well being. Resilience is the capacity to withstand traumatic and stressful experiences. Psychologists have long recognized the capabilities of humans to adapt and overcome risk and adversity. The present study was an attempt to study stress resilience and job satisfaction among the employees of a Shipyard in Kerala. A convenience sample consisting of sixty employees participated in the study. Questionnaire method was adopted for collecting data. The collected data was analysed with mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, correlation and regression tests. Results indicated that there was a higher level of resilience and job satisfaction among the above 40 years age group; male respondents; graduates; and above 10 years experience group. There was a significant difference in resilience among the respondents of different age groups; different gender; and different experience groups. There was a significant difference in job satisfaction among the respondents of different gender; different experience groups; and different income groups. There was a significant correlation between resilience and job satisfaction. Approximately 20% of the variance of job satisfaction was explained by stress resilience.
SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING AMONG B-SCHOOL FACULTY
(Journal of Applied Management Research, Volume 3(1), Year 2014, Pages 71-78, 2014) P, Paramanandam; Jayanthi
A person’s cognitive and affective evaluation of his or her life is called subjective well-being (Diener, Lucas, & Oishi, 2003). A person who has a high level of satisfaction with his or her life, and who experiences a greater positive affect and little or less negative affect, would be deemed to have a high level of SWB. The present study was aimed at studying the subjective well-being among the B-School faculty and differences in well-being among the respondents of different demographic characteristics. A convenience sample consisting of thirty six faculty members working in various B-Schools participated in the study. Questionnaire method was used for data collection. The collected data was analysed with Mean, Standard Deviation, ANOVA, correlation and regression tests. A higher level of SWB was observed among the respondents of 40-50 years age group; female; above 30000 income group; and joint family. There was a significant difference in SWB among the respondents of different age, family type, and income groups. There was a significant correlation between the chronological age of the respondents and their SWB. Regression test revealed that eighteen per cent of the variance in subjective well-being was explained by age.