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Research

The role of job characteristics, leadership complexity and psychological empowerment in building affective commitment

Employees who are committed to their organizations take more initiative, engage in broader roles and contribute better. When employees have an emotional attachment to and identify with the organization, they are said to have affective commitment. It is the type of commitment that makes employees want to stay with an organization. Affective commitment has many benefits including work performance and retention. Therefore, it is very advantageous to understand how to elicit affective commitment.

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Towards Eminence

Learning

Learning is a joy. It gives you a skill that you seek or an enhancement you wish. True improvement lies in identifying our shortcomings and addressing them. We teach our youngsters/students that a person who asks a question may seem like a fool for a minute but one who doesn’t Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Language Bites

That and all

Here’s a quirk found in southern India – ‘that and all’:Ex:1. That and all, I don’t know.2. That and all, you have to ask your other teacher.3. That and all, I don’t like. Better forms:1. I don’t know all that.2. You have to ask your other teacher, such things.3. I Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Towards Eminence

Respect For All

No job is too grand or too little. Everyone has a role to play and every role is important. Regardless of the position, the people who do justice to their work are the best. Each of us is valuable to the workplace and everyone deserves respect. Remember to treat others Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Language Bites

Less vs. Lesser

When do we use “less” and when do we use “lesser”? This is a good question. I had to think twice about it. When you are comparing something, use ‘less’. Ex: It costs less than that. You can also use it for comparison implicitly. Ex: I eat less sugar. ‘Lesser’ Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Towards Eminence

Positivity

Start your day with a smile. When you greet your coworkers with a friendly smile, they are likely to be happier. They would return your smile making your day brighter. You spend a lot of time at work. Make that time useful and enjoyable. Make it count. It is your Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Language Bites

Overuse of the -ing form

Let us analyse the following sentence: “I am not knowing the answer to this question”. The correct usage is:“I do not know the answer to this question”. We, Indians, are known for over-using the -ing form where not necessary. Sometimes, the -ing form is completely wrong (as in the above Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 years2 years ago

Parenting

An International Women’s Day Message

Dr. Sandhya Pentareddy speaks about being yourself and achieving work-life balance by setting the right expectations.

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 years2 years ago

Language Bites

A vs. The

Let us analyze these two sentences: “I am a student.” “I am the student.” Are you ‘a’ student or ‘the’ student? Both the above are correct sentences but what is the difference? Other similar examples: 1. I am an Indian. 2. I am the Indian who represented the delegation. BTW, Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 years2 years ago

Language Bites

Can – May – Will

Let us look at these three sentences: 1. “Can he speak to her?” 2. “May he speak to her?” 3. “Will he speak to her?” All of the above are correct but convey different shades of meaning. ‘Can’ refers to ability. ‘May’ expresses permission, possibility or contingency. ‘Will’ refers to Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 years2 years ago