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Fakir Mohan Sahoo ¹, Nivedita Das ¹, Kalpana Sahoo ²

Affiliations
1 Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, IN
2 Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar, IN

Abstract

The positive psychology movement has influenced organizational research as well as contemporary life pursuits. The present investigation is geared to examine the role of resilience and optimism in job efficacy. Two hundred and eight managers from industrial organizations participated in this study. They were individually administered standardized tests of resilience, optimism and job efficacy. Results indicated no sex difference with respect to efficacy dimensions. However, male managers exhibited greater optimism especially in the context of explaining negative events. Optimism and resilience were found to be significantly related. More importantly optimism and resilience were significantly associated with generalized selfefficacy, work-related efficacy and job efficacy. The findings were explained in the light of contemporary theories. Major implications were outlined in terms of possible intervention programs.

Keywords

Resilience, Optimism, Self-Efficacy, Role-Efficacy.

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Fakir Mohan Sahoo ¹, Nivedita Das ¹

Affiliations
1 Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, IN

Abstract

The application of Euro-American model of motivation to nonwestem situations has received setbacks during past decades. Attempts have been directed to develop culturally valid explanations of motivation. More recently an efficacious model of motivation has been formulated in terms of need saliency. As a contradistinction to hierarchy of needs, the construct of need saliency posits that different levels of priority are attached to different categories of needs in a given subset of human population. Accordingly some needs are regarded salient whereas other needs are considered non-salient. The model further posits that motivation is significantly and positively related to salient need satisfaction. In contrast, motivation is unrelated to non-salient need satisfaction. The present investigation provides an empirical test of this pan-cultural model. College students were individually administered a multipart study behavior questionnaire. They were asked to rank order sixteen study outcome factors. These include brand name of institution, gaining knowledge, cordial peer relationship, opportunity for higher studies, supportive learning enviroiunent, interesting course-work, sound administrative policy, multiskilling, healthy interpersonal contact, collaborative learning, professionally competent teachers, well planned schedule, individual attention to students, freedom from social pressiire, job prospect, and fair assessment. With identification of salient and non-salient needs, it was possible to measure salient need satisfaction, non-salient need satisfaction and total need satisfaction. Subsequently study motivation was measured in the form of semantic differential technique, questionnaire, and graphic designs. The examination of relationship between salient need satisfaction and motivation provided supportive evidence for the indigenous model. The implication is outlined.

Keywords

Need Saliency, Study Motivation, Indigenous Model, Study Involvement, Panculturalmodel, Crosscultural Model.

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Fakir Mohan Sahoo ¹, Arpita Sarangi ², Kalpana Sahoo ³

Affiliations
1 Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN
2 Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN
3 Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

The advent of neuroscience and the accompanying technology allows us a specific categorization of emotional styles. Emotional styles are much closer to underlying brain systems than emotional states or traits. Based on neuroscientific findings, a taxonomy of six emotional styles (resilience, optimism, social intuition, self-awareness, context-awareness,& attention) has been conceptualized. The present study is geared to developing a psychometric measure of these six styles. A total number of 132 potential managers (72 males & 60 females) are individually administered a 60-item scale of emotional styles developed by the first author. In addition, two short versions of physical health and depression are also administered. The examination of group difference across male and female managers reveals no gender difference. However, female managers tend to report greater optimism and attention, though the difference does not reach the level of statistical significance. As expected, these positive dimensions of emotional styles are significantly inter-correlated. The implications of findings are outlined for future intervention programmes.

Keywords

Resilience, Optimism, Social Intuition, Self-Awareness, Context-Awareness, Attention, Managers.

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Satyabrata Tripathy ¹, Fakir Mohan Sahoo ²

Affiliations
1 M. M. Department, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Angul, Odisha, IN
2 Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, IN

Abstract

Happiness is viewed as a major positive organizational behavior construct. The present study tests the prediction that happiness and job satisfaction are significantly interrelated. In addition to this objective, male and female employees in an public sector undertaking are compared with respect to these variables. The predicted pattern of interrelationship among variables is supported. However there is no significant group difference. The findings are explained in the light of current conceptualizations of happiness and job satisfaction. Major implications are also suggested for intervention programmes.

Keywords

Happiness, Job Satisfaction, Positive Organizational Behavior.

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