This chapter presents a short review of the Indian software industry, it analysis and its perform... more This chapter presents a short review of the Indian software industry, it analysis and its performance. It further describes software products and the need for developing talent for software products. This chapter also intends to shed light on the importance of people management in software companies and its implications for human resource strategy for opening up to the reader what is in store in the rest of the thesis. C o n t e n t s Chapter-1 School of Management Studies, CUSAT Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets-the people working in the organization, who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business. An HR manager's role entails taking key decisions on Workforce planning,
A total of 997 data collected from a geographically well-defined catchment areas which represent ... more A total of 997 data collected from a geographically well-defined catchment areas which represent the mixed culture and social, economic characteristics of Kerala population in India in 2018.
Abstract- The dignity of man, who is endowed with both body and soul, was the basis for all socia... more Abstract- The dignity of man, who is endowed with both body and soul, was the basis for all social activities and humanitarian services of Kuriakose Elias Chavara. He gave prime importance to the dignity of a human being from his faith that all are created in the image and likeness of God. The foundation of empowerment of dalits and minorities are education and employment. Chavara was keen to initiate a movement which ensure public education, and thus open possibilities for decent employment. The establishment of a Charity home at the small village of Kainakari in the state of Kerala in India distinctively emphasize the concern of Chavara towards the sick and suffering in society where the uncharitable practices are predominant because of the caste- system and its numerous norms. Chavara’s success in all his many undertakings was undoubtedly originated from his spiritual vision. It led him to be an innovator of many socio-pastoral, cultural, educational and social reforms. While he ...
The study explores the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a befriending interventio... more The study explores the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a befriending intervention delivered by trained lay health workers to address the issues of the rural youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. We did an exploratory trial with 501 upskilled youth, where we randomly recruited 251 to the intervention group (REaCH) and 250 to the control group (General Enquiry Telephone Call-GETC). The outcome variables included in the study were depressive symptoms, wellbeing, and social support. The majority of the participants were females (64.2%), unmarried (63.55%), and hailed from economically poorer households (57.63%). The befriending intervention reduced depressive symptoms (OR: 0.95, p = 0.05) and significantly improved social support (OR: 1.03, p = 0.000) among participants in the intervention group. The participants in the intervention group had higher perceived social support from friends, families, and significant others when compared to the control group. Additionally, su...
This paper makes an attempt to assess the impact of the globalfinancial crisis on both the Indian... more This paper makes an attempt to assess the impact of the globalfinancial crisis on both the Indian economy and the Indian labour force.Recession set off with the collapse of the US investment bank, LehmanBrothers leading to heavy losses in Asian stock markets. The turmoil in theUS credit markets has affected other countries too, including India. Therehave been major job losses in the banking, financial, insurance segmentand the IT–BPO sector. On the whole about 1.5 million job losses havebeen recorded for the year 2009. The global financial crisis has causedobvious issues in the private sector as to discharge, retrenchment,redundancy, closure, the rights of workers against insolvent companies andprogrammes dealing with unemployment. The labour laws in India, enactedto protect the interests of the labour, have been ineffective as illustrated bytheir implementation in the BPOs and SEZs in India. In the context of theglobal financial crisis, a comprehensive view on labour market reforms...
Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic extends beyond morbidity and mortality to social,... more Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic extends beyond morbidity and mortality to social, psychological, and economic implications. This study aims to determine the grouping of modifiable impacts of COVID-19 among the rural poor youth working in unorganized sectors in Kerala, India. Methods: We conducted a state-wide telephonic survey, in the context of a COVID-19 national lockdown with 14430 youth, who had been trained through the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), a skill development program of the Government of India, in the last year. Economic, health and health care, social and emotional issues, basic amenity needs, and interpersonal issues were explored in detail. We further prioritized the needs of vulnerable subgroups; pregnant women, people living alone, and those living with comorbid health conditions within this population. Results: All the participants were aged between 18-35 years and were economically poor rural residents. Only 28% had a p...
Background: The burden of disability on individuals and society is enormous in India, and informa... more Background: The burden of disability on individuals and society is enormous in India, and informal care systems try to reduce this burden. This study investigated the association between neighbourhood cohesion and disability in a community-based population in Kerala, India. To the best of our knowledge, no previous studies have examined this association in India. Methods: A cross-sectional household survey was conducted with 997 participants aged 30 years and above, in Kerala. Neighbourhood cohesion was assessed by three scales: trust, community participation, and perceived safety. Functional ability was measured by WHODAS 2.0. Explanatory covariates included chronic disease conditions, age, gender, education, income, and mental health conditions. Results: Of 997 participants (37% male; mean age, 53.9 [range, 30–90] years), the majority were married or cohabiting. Univariate analysis showed functional ability to be positively associated with most demographic and health characteris...
All sectors across the globe have started looking at employee engagement as an opportunity becaus... more All sectors across the globe have started looking at employee engagement as an opportunity because engaged employees always tend to perform better than not engaged or disengaged employees. Organization with engaged employees are always a strength to the organization as it has lot of positive outcomes. This article elucidates the relationship that exists between employee engagement and organizational citizenship behavior with reference to employees working in travel organizations.The study focuses on employees working in national and international travel organizations which arelocated in Bangalore. Data was collected with the help of an adapted questionnaire. The findings of the study will help the employers to understand the importance of these two factors and their present engagement and OCB level of the employees working in these organizations and take measures accordingly.
Employee engagement is becoming an important area of focus by many HR consultancies in the recent... more Employee engagement is becoming an important area of focus by many HR consultancies in the recent years. Organizations having engaged employees tend to out-perform than employees who are not engaged or disengaged; also it will enable them to compete better in their industry resulting in higher performance, lower turnover, more profitability etc.Despite of all this there are still some industries who are ignorant and neglect the importance of having engaged employees. Therefore there is a necessity for more of academic research on employee engagement which helps in creating awareness to these organizations about the prominence of focusing on employee engagement and the findings will also augments the existing literature on employee engagement. The study was conducted on 433 employees working in travel organizations set up in Bangalore with the purpose of determining the relationship psychological climate (antecedent) has on employee engagement and in turn its relationship with organizational citizenship behavior (outcome). The study also determines the mediating relationship of employee engagement between PC and OCB.
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2011
In today's knowledge-based economy, an organization's ability to strategically leverage knowledge... more In today's knowledge-based economy, an organization's ability to strategically leverage knowledge has become a crucial factor for global competitiveness. Knowledge is considered an important source of establishing and maintaining competitive advantage. Specifically, knowledge sharing and resultant knowledge creation are crucial for organizations to gain and sustain competitiveness. The aim of this study is to develop an understanding of the factors supporting or inhibiting individuals' knowledge-sharing intentions. Theory of Reasoned Action is employed and augmented with extrinsic motivators, social-psychological forces and organizational climate factors that are believed to influence individuals' knowledge sharing intentions. The study proved that organizational climates and social-psychological factors have a positive effect on the intension for knowledge sharing. Additionally it was found that the attitude towards knowledge sharing and subjective norm affects individual's intension to share knowledge. Contrary to the common belief, it was found that anticipated extrinsic rewards exert a negative effect on individuals' knowledge-sharing attitudes.
... No country can produce thousands of unpaid whole-time workers.”. Mohandas KaramchandGandhi. .... more ... No country can produce thousands of unpaid whole-time workers.”. Mohandas KaramchandGandhi. ... the comfort and improvement, intellectual and social, of the employees over and above the wages paid, which is not a necessity of the industry (Punekar, Deodhar, & Sankaran ...
This chapter presents a short review of the Indian software industry, it analysis and its perform... more This chapter presents a short review of the Indian software industry, it analysis and its performance. It further describes software products and the need for developing talent for software products. This chapter also intends to shed light on the importance of people management in software companies and its implications for human resource strategy for opening up to the reader what is in store in the rest of the thesis. C o n t e n t s Chapter-1 School of Management Studies, CUSAT Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets-the people working in the organization, who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business. An HR manager's role entails taking key decisions on Workforce planning,
A total of 997 data collected from a geographically well-defined catchment areas which represent ... more A total of 997 data collected from a geographically well-defined catchment areas which represent the mixed culture and social, economic characteristics of Kerala population in India in 2018.
Abstract- The dignity of man, who is endowed with both body and soul, was the basis for all socia... more Abstract- The dignity of man, who is endowed with both body and soul, was the basis for all social activities and humanitarian services of Kuriakose Elias Chavara. He gave prime importance to the dignity of a human being from his faith that all are created in the image and likeness of God. The foundation of empowerment of dalits and minorities are education and employment. Chavara was keen to initiate a movement which ensure public education, and thus open possibilities for decent employment. The establishment of a Charity home at the small village of Kainakari in the state of Kerala in India distinctively emphasize the concern of Chavara towards the sick and suffering in society where the uncharitable practices are predominant because of the caste- system and its numerous norms. Chavara’s success in all his many undertakings was undoubtedly originated from his spiritual vision. It led him to be an innovator of many socio-pastoral, cultural, educational and social reforms. While he ...
The study explores the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a befriending interventio... more The study explores the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a befriending intervention delivered by trained lay health workers to address the issues of the rural youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. We did an exploratory trial with 501 upskilled youth, where we randomly recruited 251 to the intervention group (REaCH) and 250 to the control group (General Enquiry Telephone Call-GETC). The outcome variables included in the study were depressive symptoms, wellbeing, and social support. The majority of the participants were females (64.2%), unmarried (63.55%), and hailed from economically poorer households (57.63%). The befriending intervention reduced depressive symptoms (OR: 0.95, p = 0.05) and significantly improved social support (OR: 1.03, p = 0.000) among participants in the intervention group. The participants in the intervention group had higher perceived social support from friends, families, and significant others when compared to the control group. Additionally, su...
This paper makes an attempt to assess the impact of the globalfinancial crisis on both the Indian... more This paper makes an attempt to assess the impact of the globalfinancial crisis on both the Indian economy and the Indian labour force.Recession set off with the collapse of the US investment bank, LehmanBrothers leading to heavy losses in Asian stock markets. The turmoil in theUS credit markets has affected other countries too, including India. Therehave been major job losses in the banking, financial, insurance segmentand the IT–BPO sector. On the whole about 1.5 million job losses havebeen recorded for the year 2009. The global financial crisis has causedobvious issues in the private sector as to discharge, retrenchment,redundancy, closure, the rights of workers against insolvent companies andprogrammes dealing with unemployment. The labour laws in India, enactedto protect the interests of the labour, have been ineffective as illustrated bytheir implementation in the BPOs and SEZs in India. In the context of theglobal financial crisis, a comprehensive view on labour market reforms...
Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic extends beyond morbidity and mortality to social,... more Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic extends beyond morbidity and mortality to social, psychological, and economic implications. This study aims to determine the grouping of modifiable impacts of COVID-19 among the rural poor youth working in unorganized sectors in Kerala, India. Methods: We conducted a state-wide telephonic survey, in the context of a COVID-19 national lockdown with 14430 youth, who had been trained through the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), a skill development program of the Government of India, in the last year. Economic, health and health care, social and emotional issues, basic amenity needs, and interpersonal issues were explored in detail. We further prioritized the needs of vulnerable subgroups; pregnant women, people living alone, and those living with comorbid health conditions within this population. Results: All the participants were aged between 18-35 years and were economically poor rural residents. Only 28% had a p...
Background: The burden of disability on individuals and society is enormous in India, and informa... more Background: The burden of disability on individuals and society is enormous in India, and informal care systems try to reduce this burden. This study investigated the association between neighbourhood cohesion and disability in a community-based population in Kerala, India. To the best of our knowledge, no previous studies have examined this association in India. Methods: A cross-sectional household survey was conducted with 997 participants aged 30 years and above, in Kerala. Neighbourhood cohesion was assessed by three scales: trust, community participation, and perceived safety. Functional ability was measured by WHODAS 2.0. Explanatory covariates included chronic disease conditions, age, gender, education, income, and mental health conditions. Results: Of 997 participants (37% male; mean age, 53.9 [range, 30–90] years), the majority were married or cohabiting. Univariate analysis showed functional ability to be positively associated with most demographic and health characteris...
All sectors across the globe have started looking at employee engagement as an opportunity becaus... more All sectors across the globe have started looking at employee engagement as an opportunity because engaged employees always tend to perform better than not engaged or disengaged employees. Organization with engaged employees are always a strength to the organization as it has lot of positive outcomes. This article elucidates the relationship that exists between employee engagement and organizational citizenship behavior with reference to employees working in travel organizations.The study focuses on employees working in national and international travel organizations which arelocated in Bangalore. Data was collected with the help of an adapted questionnaire. The findings of the study will help the employers to understand the importance of these two factors and their present engagement and OCB level of the employees working in these organizations and take measures accordingly.
Employee engagement is becoming an important area of focus by many HR consultancies in the recent... more Employee engagement is becoming an important area of focus by many HR consultancies in the recent years. Organizations having engaged employees tend to out-perform than employees who are not engaged or disengaged; also it will enable them to compete better in their industry resulting in higher performance, lower turnover, more profitability etc.Despite of all this there are still some industries who are ignorant and neglect the importance of having engaged employees. Therefore there is a necessity for more of academic research on employee engagement which helps in creating awareness to these organizations about the prominence of focusing on employee engagement and the findings will also augments the existing literature on employee engagement. The study was conducted on 433 employees working in travel organizations set up in Bangalore with the purpose of determining the relationship psychological climate (antecedent) has on employee engagement and in turn its relationship with organizational citizenship behavior (outcome). The study also determines the mediating relationship of employee engagement between PC and OCB.
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2011
In today's knowledge-based economy, an organization's ability to strategically leverage knowledge... more In today's knowledge-based economy, an organization's ability to strategically leverage knowledge has become a crucial factor for global competitiveness. Knowledge is considered an important source of establishing and maintaining competitive advantage. Specifically, knowledge sharing and resultant knowledge creation are crucial for organizations to gain and sustain competitiveness. The aim of this study is to develop an understanding of the factors supporting or inhibiting individuals' knowledge-sharing intentions. Theory of Reasoned Action is employed and augmented with extrinsic motivators, social-psychological forces and organizational climate factors that are believed to influence individuals' knowledge sharing intentions. The study proved that organizational climates and social-psychological factors have a positive effect on the intension for knowledge sharing. Additionally it was found that the attitude towards knowledge sharing and subjective norm affects individual's intension to share knowledge. Contrary to the common belief, it was found that anticipated extrinsic rewards exert a negative effect on individuals' knowledge-sharing attitudes.
... No country can produce thousands of unpaid whole-time workers.”. Mohandas KaramchandGandhi. .... more ... No country can produce thousands of unpaid whole-time workers.”. Mohandas KaramchandGandhi. ... the comfort and improvement, intellectual and social, of the employees over and above the wages paid, which is not a necessity of the industry (Punekar, Deodhar, & Sankaran ...
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