About the Book
Business Psychology, comparatively a new title, is embodiment of the concepts and issues relating to individual, team work and leadership; interpersonal relations structure and functions of small or large national or multinational companies /organisations and integration of all these with the objective to create opportunities beyond boundaries.
Present book consists of 21 chapters classified over three parts namely (i) Business Psychology: Emerging Issues; (ii) Business Psychology: Empirical Stakes; and (iii) Business Psychology: Enhancement and Promotion. Each part has many valuable chapters. First part includes inputs ranging from psychological exploration of intricacies, subtleties, teamwork, hardiness, emotional intelligence and person perception as current issues in business. The interface between business and psychology is also a significant contribution in this part to broaden the horizons of psychology. Second part examines the role of different factors like professional’s obsolescence, affect and emotion regulation, burnout, well-being, HRD climate etc. in various working groups of society and organisations. The last part is equipped with suggestions/techniques applicable to almost all types of companies or organizations to develop promote and enhance their overall growth including human resources. Editors are hopeful that book will achieve its objective and establish a light post to illuminate some shaded areas of psychology.
Contents
Preface (v)
Contributors (vii)
1. Introduction 1
Amrita Yadava and NovRattan Sharma
Part I: Emerging Issues
2. Interface between Business and Psychology 15
Amrita Yadava, Sushma Sharma and NovRattan Sharma
3. Exploring the Intricacies and Subtleties of Business from Psychological Perspective 31
Maheswar Satpathy
4. Teamwork and Psychological Attributes: Emerging Trends in Business Organizations 47
Kavita Kapur and Anuradha Bhandari
5. Antecedents, Correlates and Consequences of Organizational Commitment 79
P.C. Mishra and Swati Mishra
6. Role of Hardiness in Business Organizations 109
Uma Joshi
7. Role of Emotional Intelligence in Business Organizations 143
J.C. Ajawani and Anita Ajwani Agrawal
8. Role of Person Perception in Business Organizations 191
S. Karunanidhi and T. Chitra
Part II: Empirical Stakes
9. Professional Obsolescence in Relation to Job Involvement and Burnout 219
Vidhu Mohan and S.P. Chauhan
10. Role of Affect and Emotion Regulation in Psychological Well-Being of Working Women 233
Sangeeta Trama and Nimisha Khanna
11. Psychological Well-Being of Its Professionals under Recession Threat 255
Deepali Mittal and Madhu Mathur
12. Occupational Stress and Organizational Commitment in Private and Government Sector Employees 275
O.P. Sharma and, J. Deshmukh
13. Wellness, Distress and Organisational Role Stress among Professionals 281
Rajender Kumar
14. Combating Burnout in BPO Centres 291
Vandana Sharma and Shama Lohumi
15. Attitude of Students Towards Cheating 301
Ira Das and Suman Mishra
16. HRD Climate in Zilla Parishads and District Rural Development Agencies 311
C.S. Singhal
Part III: Enhancement and Promotion
17. Development of Positive Psychological Capital in Business Organisations 333
Deepti Hooda, Amrita Yadava and NovRattan Sharma
18. Promoting Mental Health in Business Organizations 381
Vijaylaxmi A. Aminabhavi
19. Optimization Human Potential in Business Organizations 411
Surila Agarwala and Satya Satvir Singh
20. Enhancing Business Effectiveness through Organizational Change 419
Anis Ahmad and Fuzail Ahmad
21. Shift Work and Stress Coping Strategies 435
S.P. Sinha and Shraddha Sharma
22. Contemporary HR Model – A New Strategy for Enhancing Competitiveness 447
Amir-ul-Hasan Ansari and Anis Ahmad
Index 475
About the Editors
Nov Rattan Sharma is working as Professor of Psychology at M.D. University, Rohtak. He is a committed teacher and versatile researcher with an experience of more than 26 years. Professor Sharma has contributed around 70 research articles to various journals and Books. He has also supervised a large number of M.Phil and Doctoral Dissertations in addition to the extensive community level programmes on applications of Psychology to varied works settings. His areas of research are Health and Behaviour. He has edited seven books on different titles of psychology. He is also an editor of Journal of Indian Health Psychology.
Amrita Yadava is presently as Professor of Psychology at M.D. University, Rohtak. She is actively involved in teaching, research and extension work since more than 30 years. More than 60 research articles have been published by her in reputed Journals and Books. She has also edited six books on different applied areas of Psychology. Her research work dominantly relates applications of Psychology to many areas such as Guidance, Counselling, Health and other working sectors. Recently she has been facilitated by Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar for her outstanding and exemplary contributions in the field of Psychology.
