International Journal of Education and Management Studies

Chandrani Sen ¹, Aditi Kaul ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, The IIS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IN

Abstract

The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between the phenomena of glass ceiling and the Big five personality factors among Female IT professionals. The study was conducted on 100 female executives from different companies in the IT sector and the Correlation research design was used for the purpose. Purposive sampling was conducted and the sample consisted of females between 30-50 years of age with a minimum of 5 years of association with the organization. Newly recruited employees were kept beyond the purview of the study. The NEO-PI scale by Costa and McCrae (1988) and Glass Ceiling Questionnaire by Ayesha Zaheer (2008) were administered to collect the data. The results of the study revealed a positive correlation between the personality traits of Neuroticism, Extraversion, Conscientiousness and the perception of Glass Ceiling, indicating the fact that women high on these traits will also be high on their perception towards the glass ceiling phenomena. On the Contrary, the personality traits of Openness to Experience and Agreeableness were found to be negatively correlated with Glass Ceiling Perception stating the fact that women who score low on these traits have a low perception towards the glass ceiling phenomena. The study contributes in the field of women empowerment and brings into light the perception of female workforce towards the barriers faced by them in the corporate sector. Through this study the organizations will get a better understanding of women employees in the whole new light of personality traits.

Keywords

Glass Ceiling, Neuroticism, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness

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Chandrani Sen ¹, Mandakini Rathore ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, The IIS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IN

Abstract

Top performing employees want to work for organizations that provide opportunities that utilize their potentials/abilities fully. The purpose of the present paper is to examine the relationship between various dimensions of Perceived Ethical climate and organizational commitment among employees working in the IT sector. 80 employees provided their responses on ethical climate and organizational commitment. The results revealed that perceived ethical climate has a significant relationship with organizational commitment. It is evident from the results that caring turned out to be the most significant contributor in relation to organizational commitment. Employees show more commitment towards their organization when they work in an environment where employees are sincerely interested in the well being of each other. The ethical climate is critical to the IT sector as it impacts employee's performance and commitment. It can be suggested that organizations can increase commitment by influencing an organization's ethical climate.

Keywords

Ethical Climate, Organizational Commitment, Correlation, IT Professionals.

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