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Rekha Aranha ¹, Mohammed Fuzail Sharieff ², Avil Saldanha ³

Affiliations
1 Assistant Professor, Institute of Management, Christ (Deemed to be University) Bangalore, Karnataka, IN
2 IV Semester, MBA Student (HR), Department of MBA, PES University, Bangalore, Karnataka, IN
3 Assistant Professor, MBA Department, St. Joseph's Institute of Management, Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

The state government of Karnataka has certified the formation of the Karnataka State IT/ITES Employees Union (KITU) with an aim to help lakhs of IT employees and provide them a platform to put forth their grievances. As the concept of IT union is still in the infancy stage the research has aimed to understand the information technology (IT) employees’ perception and approach towards union formation in the Bengaluru IT Industry. The researcher through this study aims to identify the factors influencing inclusion of union among IT employees. The researcher also attempts to find out the opinion of employees regarding these factors influencing inclusion of union among IT employees with respect to their demographic profile. The paper also focuses on knowing the reasons for employees non association with a union. The researcher has used exploratory and descriptive research design for the study. A total of 208 IT professionals from different organizations participated in this study who were dispersed throughout the organizational hierarchy and were selected via convenience sampling to reflect a mix of age, experience, gender and position they held in the organization. The data was collected through a structured questionnaire. The researcher has identified three factors like the Individual Factor, Group factor and Organizational factor that predominantly influence the inclusion in union among the IT employees. The study also identified good management support, dislike interference of union, loss of individuality and less fear of job insecurity as the reasons for employees non-inclusion in IT companies.

Keywords

Employee Perception, Factors Influencing Inclusion, KITU, Reasons, Non-Inclusion, etc.

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Rekha Aranha ¹, Avil Saldanha ², Arti Arunkumar ³

Affiliations
1 Assistant Professor, School of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore – 560029, Karnataka, IN
2 Assistant Professor, St Joseph’s Institute of Management (SJIM), Bangalore – 560025, Karnataka, IN
3 Associate Professor, School of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore – 560029, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

The traditional education industry has undergone rapid changes to keep learning alive and unaffected during the pandemic. There was a lot of uncertainty and fear among the teachers as they had to change the pedagogy to suit the current requirements. Many studies in the past revealed that the performance of teachers is dependent on their well-being. This is an empirical study wherein primary details were collected from B-school faculty working in various B-schools in India. To analyze the effect of well-being on subjective happiness two instruments were used. Employee well-being was measured using a scale consisting of 33 items and four core dimensions such as psychological, social, workplace, and subjective well-being items. A self-evaluation scale on The Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) was used to measure the subjective happiness of B-school faculty. The questionnaire was administered to B-school faculty. The analysis revealed that psychological, social, and subjective well-being had an effect on the happiness of B-school faculty, but workplace well-being did not have any effect on subjective happiness as most of the B-school faculty were trying to sustain the pandemic and get adjusted to the rapid changes. They did not have many expectations from their employer as they were amidst fear and uncertainty.

Keywords

B-School Faculty, Covid-19, Employee Well-Being, India, Psychological, Social, Subjective, Subjective Happiness, Workplace.

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