Study of Perceived Work Environment in Terms of Personality
A study of Perceived Work Environment in terms of Employees Personality
Submitted by
Ajit Varwandkar
PGDHR, MBA (Marketing), BE (Mechanical)
Management Research Scholar with
Swami Vivekananda Technical University, Raipur ( C.G.)
[contact : info@fsindia.in] Guided By : Dr. PB Deshmukh
Director, Shri Shankara Mahavidyalaya, Bhilai, CG.
Dr. J C Ajawani
HOD- Psychology, Arts & Commerce Girls College, Raipur.
ABSTRACT Today's workplace is changing. Organizational structures and the role of employees within these structures are undergoing a transformation. The present study investigates whether differences in personality are systematically related to perceived work environment of the organisation. The advantages of a favourable work environment perception by the employees helps to increase the job satisfaction, organizational commitment, feelings of work group cohesion, organizational tenure, and individual performance. This become’s a recruitment support tool for HR Managers. In the present field study the problem is to identify the perceived work environment in terms of Employee’s personality. To solve this problem a study was conducted on the employees of an organisation in the name of Sky Automobiles, Raipur. The Type A/B personality scale test was administered on a final sample of 100 executives ( male and female ). Out of these, two sets of 15 employees each representing Type A and Type B personality was segregated and on these 30 employees the second test “ The Perceived Work Environment” as constructed by ‘Ajawani JC and Varwandkar V (2007)’ was then further administered to access their perception about the organization.
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High score in a perceived Work Environment inventory was considered as the criterion of favourable work environment. As hypothesised executives with Type A personality would perceive their work environment more favourable than those employees with Type B personality is found true in the present research.
Submitted by
Ajit Varwandkar
PGDHR, MBA (Marketing), BE (Mechanical)
Management Research Scholar with
Swami Vivekananda Technical University, Raipur ( C.G.)
[contact : info@fsindia.in] Guided By : Dr. PB Deshmukh
Director, Shri Shankara Mahavidyalaya, Bhilai, CG.
Dr. J C Ajawani
HOD- Psychology, Arts & Commerce Girls College, Raipur.
ABSTRACT Today's workplace is changing. Organizational structures and the role of employees within these structures are undergoing a transformation. The present study investigates whether differences in personality are systematically related to perceived work environment of the organisation. The advantages of a favourable work environment perception by the employees helps to increase the job satisfaction, organizational commitment, feelings of work group cohesion, organizational tenure, and individual performance. This become’s a recruitment support tool for HR Managers. In the present field study the problem is to identify the perceived work environment in terms of Employee’s personality. To solve this problem a study was conducted on the employees of an organisation in the name of Sky Automobiles, Raipur. The Type A/B personality scale test was administered on a final sample of 100 executives ( male and female ). Out of these, two sets of 15 employees each representing Type A and Type B personality was segregated and on these 30 employees the second test “ The Perceived Work Environment” as constructed by ‘Ajawani JC and Varwandkar V (2007)’ was then further administered to access their perception about the organization.
1
High score in a perceived Work Environment inventory was considered as the criterion of favourable work environment. As hypothesised executives with Type A personality would perceive their work environment more favourable than those employees with Type B personality is found true in the present research.