Browsing Working Papers by Author "Pestonjee, D. M."
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Adjustment and need patterns of neurotics and normals
Pestonjee, D. M.; Mukhopadhyay, A. (2010-03-14)The present paper reports the findings of dominating areas of maladjustments and prominence of needs in neurotics compared to normals. The Vyaktitva Parakh Prashnavali for the measurement of adjustment and AAPAS Motive ... -
Alienation as a moderator variable of the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance
Pestonjee, D. M.; Singh, A. P.; Singh, Y. K. (2010-03-14)This study examines the effects of alienation on the job performance-job satisfaction relationship among a sample of 200 blue collar workers of a state owned spinning mill located in North India. The A-Scale was administered ... -
Alienation: some theory, some research
Pestonjee, D. M.; Singh, U. B. (2010-03-14)Alienation is a much used concept in social sciences. The present paper attempts to bring together some important theoretical interpretations of alienation and also some recent Indian researches on alienation. An attempt ... -
Development of a psychometric measure of learned helplessness
Pestonjee, D. M.; Reddy, Prathap (2010-03-23)Behavioural sciences have constantly attempted to bring greater rigour in their measurements. Tests nd instruments represent one such attempt. The aim of the present research is to evolve and develop a scientific tool for ... -
Diagnosis, prescription and action: the behavioural scientist in organisation
Pestonjee, D. M. (2010-03-14)The present paper deals with a critical appreciation of the role of the behavioral scientist in analysis organizational problems. A three-step model is elaborately discussed. It includes diagnosis, prescription and action. ... -
Does type-a moderate the stress-anger relationship in case of managers
Pestonjee, D. M.; Singh, J. P. (2010-03-23)The study reported in this paper examines the moderating role of Type-A pattern of behavioural disposition on the relationship between role stress and state-trait anger. A set of three psychometric instruments, namely, ORS ... -
Ego - strength as a moderator variable of the job performance - job satisfaction relationship
Pestonjee, D. M.; Singh, A. P.; Singh, Y. K. (2010-03-14)In this study an attempt was made to find out the critical influence of ego-strength on the job performance-job satisfaction relationship. The E-S Scale (Ego-Strength Scale) and the S-D Employee's Inventory were administered ... -
Enquiry into the various facets of women's careers
Kapoor, Jaya; Bhardwaj, Gopa; Pestonjee, D. M. (2009-12-12)Women's careers are subject to personal, interpersonal and societal influences of various kinds. From an empiricist point of view, the study was done to get an insight into the various facets of women s careers. The sample ... -
Ethnicity - the Indian situation
Pestonjee, D. M.; Nair, Vidya (2010-03-13)The paper attempts to review some opinions about ethnicity. Its main focus is to bring to light the prevailing social and legal position of ethnicity in the Indian context. The paper can be useful for ISPE course. It can ... -
Executive health an oft neglected aspect of HRD
Pestonjee, D. M. (2010-03-12)The paper deals with certain salient features regarding executive health based on Indian studies.An attempt has been made to establish a link between Stress and Executive Health. For purposes of presentation the data of ... -
Investment pattern and decision making: the role of working women
Balsara, Anita H.; Pestonjee, D. M. (2010-01-18)An attempt is made to study how far working women enjoy freedom to take investment related decisions on their own and the pattern of investments in the male dominated investment world in India. The questions related to ... -
Job involvement sense of participation and job satisfaction: a study in banking industry
Singh, Mira; Pestonjee, D. M. (2010-03-22)The purpose of the study was to explore the possible effect of job involvement and sense of participation on job satisfaction of two categories of bank employees. The sample consisted of 250 officers and 250 clerical cadre ... -
Job satisfaction job involvement and participation amongst different categories of bank employees
Singh, Mira; Pestonjee, D. M. (2010-03-15)This investigation aims to assess job satisfaction, job involvement and participation among officers and clerical cadre of a nationalised bank. The sample consists of 500 bank employees from western zone. Job satisfaction, ... -
Leisure, Health and Stress
Pestonjee, D. M.; Muncherji, Nina B. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-10-01)The term ‘leisure’ derives from the Latin “licere” meaning “ to be permitted”, and is defined in the modern dictionary as freedom from occupation, employment, or engagement. Leisure has meant different things in different ... -
Locus of control as a moderator of role stress-satisfaction relationship
Pestonjee, D. M.; Singh, U. B. (2010-03-13)Present investigation is an attempt to study the effect of locus of control on the relationship between various role stressors and satisfaction with many off-the-job and on-the-job situations. 101 executives and engineers ... -
Managerial effectiveness as related to organizational climate and leadership effectiveness among bank employee in India
Pathak, R. D.; Dhamani, A. N.; Pestonjee, D. M. (2010-03-26)A sample of 196 branch managers from public sector banks in India was selected to study the relationship of managerial effectiveness with motivational climate and leadership effectiveness. Self-ratings by managers and ... -
On the job and off the job areas of job satisfaction in relation to job involvement and participation
Singh, Mira; Pestonjee, D. M. (2010-03-25)The study examines the effect of job involvement and participation on yon-the-jobz factors and yoff-the-jobz factors of job satisfaction in different groups. Data were collected from a sample of 145 officers and 135 clerical ... -
Organisational behaviour issues for managers and systems analysis
Pestonjee, D. M.; Singh, G. P. (2010-03-21)Present study is an attempt to explore the interrelationship between job satisfaction areas and different factors of role stresses in EDP managers and system analysts from Public and Private computer orgnaisations. 'ORS ... -
Organisational change and perceived role efficacy
Mukherjee, D.; Pestonjee, D. M.; Uz-Zafar, Sayeed (2009-12-12)A number of studies have been carried out in the recent past on change management. The authors and scholars have made in depth studies of the inner dynamics of the organizational structure, organizational culture, ... -
Organisational climate, tolerance of ambiguity and learned helplessness as correlates to managerial effectiveness and creativity
Pestonjee, D. M.; Pathak, R. D.; Dhar, U.; Chauhan, V. S. (2009-12-12)We are entering the twenty first century where the only thing we can be certain about is the prevalence of uncertainty. In such an environment characterised by uncertainty, the manager has to be a change agent by being ...