Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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The British enacted labour laws to contain the unrest and thwart worker mobilisation that could disrupt their ambitious trade plans in the occupied country. While independence for India was inevitable the crown began to implement reasonable laws such as Factories Act, Worker Compensation Act etc. Post-Independence, India enacted laws from a socialistic perspective and the courts laid emphasis on delivery of social justice. With the opening up of markets in 1991 and with the advent of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation of enterprise the labour laws and its interpretation went through subtle changes to support trade and commerce. Successive governments in India paid less focus on labour reforms and hence bulk of the laws are out dated, irrelevant or rendered ineffective. With the sudden impact of Covid-19, business impact, work stoppage and reverse migration of labour put all major labour laws on the back burner by the government in order to kick start the economy. Labour in India suffers owing to poor implementation of laws, reforms, low wages and poor working conditions and we are going back to an era of labour neglect. This research effort intends to highlight the evolution of labour laws in India and its current state in a developing economy.

World University root node

Management

VIT Business School

Chennai Campus

National Journal of Labour and Industrial Law

Labour Policy Framework on a Downward Spiral in a Globalised Economy: An Indian Experience, as it Unfolds

There is a dearth in the research in observing the moderation of social support in acculturation and acculturative stress among foreign students. The main purpose of the current study is to examine acculturative stress faced by the international students and the relationship of acculturation and acculturative stress among international students with the student outcome mental health.A cross-sectional research design was adopted. A total of 330 foreign students studying in Indian University (male=146, female=184) international students come from countries like Nepal, China, Rwanda, DR Congo, Cameroon, Somalia, Bangladesh, South Korea, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Zambia, and Malaysia. The validity and reliability of the Scales are established. Structural equation modelling was conducted using Smart PLS 3.0 with 330 samples of foreign students.The results indicate that social support is a moderating variable that helps in the reduction of stress among international students to a greater extent. The theoretical and managerial implications are also discussed.This study will be blueprint for many institutions and the international companies to understand the acculturative strategies and the culture shock the individual possess when they are away from native country and come to a host country.The study has complimented the previous studies conducted on acculturative stress and it has given an insight on the moderated mediated relationship that exists with acculturation and acculturative stress when there is a student outcome mental health among international students.

International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Exploring the effects of International Students’ Acculturative Stress and Psychological Wellbeing: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

Purpose-Teaching is an interactive process between both parties. Immediacy is a perception of physical or psychological closeness. When students feel close to teachers they can learn effectively. This is an important benefit of immediacy. The study aims to examine the impact of immediacy behavior of teachers and teacher management communication style on student learning. Design/Methodology/Approach- A survey was conducted among students studying in various engineering colleges. A questionnaire is used to measure teacher’s immediacy behaviors, teacher management communication style and student learning. About 99 students participated in the study. The average age of the respondents was around 21 years. The percentage of male and female respondents was 65.7 and 34.3 respectively. Multiple regression analysis is used to analyze the data. Findings- It is found that nonverbal immediacy behavior, verbal immediacy behavior, and teacher management communication style are positively related to student learning. Nonverbal immediacy behaviors are found to show higher influence on student learning than verbal immediacy

Studies in Indian Place Names

Impact of Teacher’s Immediacy Behavior on Student Learning

The study aims to empirically test the moderation effect of transformational leadership characteristic on the relationship between work-family conflict and professional commitment among school teachers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 752 teachers currently working in private schools from selected districts in Tamil Nadu, India. Purposive sampling technique is used, and data were collected using a questionnaire. The moderating effect of transformational leadership behavior is examined using hierarchical regression analysis. Grounded with the conservation of resource theory (COR) and transformational leadership theory, the results supported the negative impact of work-family conflict on the professional commitment of teachers. Further, the moderation effect of transformational leadership found to reverse the negative relationship between work-family conflict and professional commitment. Thus, the transformational leadership behavior of leaders (head/principal) was found to foster the professional commitment of teachers. This study is focused only on the dimensions of transformational characteristics on the relationship between work-family conflict and professional commitment of teachers. Also, it would be constructive to examine other mediating or moderating impacts of variables such as peer support, job satisfaction, which can also have a significant impact. Further, the outcome variable related to the perspective of students can also be researched.

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Problems and Perspectives in Management

Work-family conflict and professional commitment: proactive effect of transformational leadership”

The study aims to empirically test the moderation effect of transformational leadership characteristic on the relationship between work-family conflict and professional commitment among school teachers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 752 teachers currently working in private schools from selected districts in Tamil Nadu, India. Purposive sampling technique is used, and data were collected using a questionnaire. The moderating effect of transformational leadership behavior is examined using hierarchical regression analysis. Grounded with the conservation of resource theory (COR) and transformational leadership theory, the results supported the negative impact of work-family conflict on the professional commitment of teachers. Further, the moderation effect of transformational leadership found to reverse the negative relationship between work-family conflict and professional commitment. Thus, the transformational leadership behavior of leaders (head/principal) was found to foster the professional commitment of teachers. This study is focused only on the dimensions of transformational characteristics on the relationship between work-family conflict and professional commitment of teachers. Also, it would be constructive to examine other mediating or moderating impacts of variables such as peer support, job satisfaction, which can also have a significant impact. Further, the outcome variable related to the perspective of students can also be researched. © Arthi R., Sumathi G.N., 2020

Work-family conflict and professional commitment: Proactive effect of transformational leadership

Competition from corporate, peers as well as global, small and medium enterprise (SMEs) are major challenges to retain skilled manpower and customer base in information technology (IT) based service industry. Employee attrition has reduced operational efficiency and customer dissatisfaction in SMEs. Although, SMEs adopt different process to address these issues, they found knowledge management (KM) as the best option. The implementation of KM lies within organisation culture and people factors. The study aimed to examine the relationship of organisational culture and people factors with KM process. It was conducted in an IT service provider company that has implemented KM since five years. Descriptive analysis, correlational analysis and structural equation modelling-using SmartPLS were used to analyse data. The results emphasised that organisations' have to give importance to build culture fostering shared vision and collaboration. Moreover trust is needed among employees is needed to promote the activities of KM process. © 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Department of General Management

Vellore Campus

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies

Impact of organisational culture and people factors on knowledge management process: case study in an IT service company

With the growing OB research in the field of leadership, this study intends to examine the linkage between transformational leadership (TFL) and turnover intention by integrating the effect of follower’s emotional intelligence (EI) in the turnover process. The data were obtained from 156 teaching professionals from private schools through survey based method. The PLS based approach on 156 valid questionnaires, confirmed the strongest moderating relationships of emotional intelligence between transformational leadership behavior and turnover intention. More specifically, among the four TFL dimensions, individualized consideration shows significant greater impact with the dimensions of followers EI, while they also reduces turnover intention of teaching professionals. The findings of the study revealed that transformational leadership characteristics of the leader helps to reduce turnover intention of the followers. In addition, the interaction effect of followers EI with leaders TFL style strengthens the negative relationship towards turnover intention. Thus the study explains that followers high on EI under transformational leaders are less likely to experience turn over intention. Further the result of the study add new dimension to the existing leadership literature by integrating followers EI and leaders transformational style which possibly explains more positive organizational outcomes. As a managerial implication, the key findings of the study help the management in realizing the importance of effective leadership style and EI in reducing turnover intention. © IAEME Publication

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology

Transformational leaders and turnover intention: Moderating role of followers’ emotional intelligence

The purpose of the paper is to examine the mediating role of perceived organizational support (POS) in the relationship between work-related factors and job performance. A cross-sectional survey has been conducted among 323 healthcare professionals (medical officers and staff nurses) working in primary health centres of Tamilnadu, India to collect data using a questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis and Sobel test to analyse data. Results indicated that job autonomy, supervisor support and co-worker support partially influenced job performance through POS. The findings revealed the vital factors affecting the job performance of healthcare professionals specifically in a developing country like India. Based on the findings, the healthcare institutions need to enhance a supportive work environment to enhance the level of POS and consequently the job performance of healthcare professionals. © IAEME Publication.

Perceived organizational support in Indian rural public healthcare sector

The study examined various factors that contribute to acculturative stress among the international students. The study addresses and the mental health issues faced by international students. A sample of about 270 international students was considered for the study. A survey method was used to collect data using a questionnaire and the scales were adapted from existing studies. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling using partial least square method. The findings indicated that the international students face acculturative stress and a majority of them face psychological distress. The seven factors of acculturative stress were found to have a positive significant relationship with poor mental health. The study outcomes indicated the necessity of giving proper counseling to international students in order to reduce the acculturative stress that they face when they are in a new geographical area. © IAEME Publication

Acculturative stress and mental health among international students: An empirical evidence

The purpose of the paper is to explore link between the phenomenon of feminization of poverty and the social factors affecting it. The analysis used the existing data and the assertions have been made based on conceptual grounds. This paper highlights the gender dimension of poverty, which results in increasing proportions of the female poor in the country. Gender-based hardships and segregations are adding up to poverty-related vulnerabilities. The collaborative result of gender and indigence were ascertained by analysing women’s demographics, educational and employment conditions.

VIT Unitversity

International Journal of Engineering & Technology

Feminisation of Poverty in India

The study is aimed to identify various human resource practices in the public healthcare sector and to measure the level of human resource practices. The study adopts the perceptual view of healthcare professionals such as medical officers and staff nurses working in Primary Health Centres of Tamilnadu. A survey using a questionnaire is used to collect data from healthcare professionals. The results indicated that human resource practices such as job autonomy and job security are perceived to be useful and necessary, while training and performance management system are found to provide necessary inputs for carrying job duties and practices such as career growth opportunities and compensation need the attention of the officials of Health and Family Welfare department of Tamilnadu Government for enhancing the utility of these practices.

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)

Human Resource Practices in Public Healthcare Sector: A Perceptual Study among Healthcare Professionals

Journal of Multidisciplinary Research in Healthcare

Role of Knowledge Management in Providing Quality Care: A Conceptual Model

In the competitive and globalized scenario, organizations are interested in enhancing employee–organization relationship. Perceived organizational support is one way to understand employee–organization relationship. This study examines the impact of various work-related experiences of healthcare professionals on perceived organizational support. The work experience comprises employees’ experience with i) formal support through human resource practices and facility in the workplace and ii) informal social support from supervisors and coworkers in the workplace. A survey is conducted among healthcare professionals including medical officers and staff nurses working in primary health centers in the state of Tamil Nadu. The results of the study proved the positive impact of human resource practices (such as pay and rewards, and job autonomy), social support (such as supervisor support and coworker support), and health facility on perceived organizational support. The career growth opportunities showed a negative impact on perceived organizational support. The supervisor support and coworker support showed higher influence on perceived organizational support than human resource practices and health facility. The study has contributed to the literature on human resource practices and perceived organizational support. The results of the study have provided inputs on how to enhance perceived organizational support of healthcare professionals and about healthcare professionals’ perception of human resource practices that could be incorporated while making policies related to public health. © 2013, Springer-Verlag London.

AI and Society

Impact of work experiences on perceived organizational support: a study among healthcare professionals

IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science

Benchmarking Management Education in India

BACKGROUND: Perceived organizational support (POS) measures the employee perception of support from the organization and helps to understand the employer-employee relationship better. The aim of the study is to understand the healthcare professionals' perception of support from public health department and to examine thehealthcare professionals' difference in perception of support across various demographics variables. METHODS: A survey is conducted among healthcare professionals including medical officers and staff nurses working in primary health centres (PHC) in the state of Tamilnadu. In the study, public health department refers to the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis H test are used to assess the difference in POS across demographic variables. RESULTS: The results of the study indicated that the healthcare professionals perceive a moderate levelof support from public health department. The healthcare professionals' POS is found to differ across their age, role and total work experience but not across gender and work experience in the current PHC. Further, the POS of healthcare professionals is found to differ with respect to PHC location and does not differ with respect to PHC type. CONCLUSION: The results emphasize the need to enhance POS of healthcare professionals. The health policy makers and mangers have to consider the difference in POS of healthcare professionals and make amendments in the human resource policies related to selection and training.

Department of English

School of Social Sciences & Languages

Indian Journal of Public Health

Healthcare professionals′ perspective of support from public health department : a0 study in the primary health centers of Tamil Nadu

The study examined the impact of perceived organisational support on in-role performance and extra performance towards supervisors, co-workers and patients. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among medical officers and staff nurses working in primary health centres of Tamilnadu. From the results, it is found that perceived organisational support showed a positive impact of on in-role performance and extra role performance. It is found the extra role performance towards patients is greater compared to other job performance measures. The results of the study emphasise the public health department has to identify and reward substantial performers and review welfare policies that are perceived to be unattractive by healthcare professionals. Copyright © 2013 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.