Culture and Resilience at Work: A Study of Stress and Hardiness Among Indian Corporate Professionals

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Preface
1 Introduction
	1.1 Conceptual Overview
	1.2 Theoretical Bases of Role Stress
		1.2.1 Sources of Role Stress
		1.2.2 Role Space Conflicts
		1.2.3 Role Set Conflicts
	1.3 Theoretical Roots of Hardiness
		1.3.1 Hardiness: Trait or Type
		1.3.2 The 3Cs of Hardiness
	1.4 Relevance of the Study
	1.5 Purpose of the Study
	1.6 Major Research Issues
		1.6.1 Limited Study on Hardiness in India
		1.6.2 Overlooking the Importance of the Study of Hardiness on Indian Corporate Professionals
		1.6.3 Limiting the Importance of the Effect of Gender on Hardiness
		1.6.4 Limited Progress in Revaluating the Possibility of an Additional Trait (or Traits) to the Basic Ingredients of Hardiness
	1.7 Objectives
	1.8 Hypotheses of the Study
	1.9 Research Methodology
		1.9.1 Research Problem
		1.9.2 Research Design
		1.9.3 Type of Descriptive Research Method
		1.9.4 Sample Unit
		1.9.5 Sampling Method
		1.9.6 Sample Size and Sample Distribution
		1.9.7 Sources of Data
		1.9.8 Measurement Tools Used
		1.9.9 Tools and Techniques Used for the Study
		1.9.10 Preliminary Reliability Analysis of the Newly Constructed Instruments in This Study
		1.9.11 Scope and Limitations
	References
2 Literature Review
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Post-1970s Stress Studies
	2.3 Stress and Illness
	2.4 Stress and Personality
	2.5 Stress and Hardiness
	2.6 Kobasa’s 3Cs of Hardiness
	2.7 Hardiness and Culture
	2.8 The Measurement of Hardiness
	2.9 Hardiness and Gender
	2.10 Hardiness and Demographic Factors
	2.11 Conclusion
	References
3 Data Analysis and Interpretation
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Sample Distribution
	3.3 Correlation Between Hardiness, the 3Cs, and Role Stress
	3.4 Descriptive Statistics, ANOVA, and Post Hoc ANOVA—Hardiness and Socio-Demographic Factors Across Sectors and Cities
	3.5 Descriptive Statistics, ANOVA, and Post Hoc ANOVA of Stress With Socio-Demographic Factors—Gender, Marital Status, and Age
	3.6 Hardiness and Its 3Cs With Culture
		3.6.1 Regression Analysis: Impact of 3Cs on Hardiness
		3.6.2 Regression Analysis: Impact of Culture—As Another Significant Predictor of Hardiness
	3.7 ANOVA: Hardiness, Stress, and Culture Across Both Sectors and Cities
	3.8 Summary of Findings
	References
4 Findings and Conclusion
	4.1 Prelude to the Study
	4.2 Major Findings
	4.3 Recommendations (Academic and Managerial)
		4.3.1 Academic Recommendations
		4.3.2 Managerial Implications
	4.4 Scope for Future Research
	4.5 Conclusion
	References
Index