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Being engaged: A study of faculty engagement in teaching, research and service

Faculty Engagement is crucial to the quality of teaching in higher educational institutions in both the developed and developing nations.

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

At what age do kids develop self-control?

Does your toddler understand that he is not supposed to do something but does it anyway? Does that make you angry? Do you feel like shouting at your kid? We have all been in that situation but hold on. Show Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Women's Empowerment

A message to young women

“Equal Rights” shouldn’t have to be granted. They are not something that we should have to fight for, or something that one segment gets to bestow upon another. Equal Rights are fundamental to humans and should actually be assumed. However, Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Towards Eminence

The Big Picture

Let’s say your group is manufacturing a jigsaw puzzle and a few of the jigsaw pieces are your responsibility. If you focus only on your pieces, you may create perfect pieces. But if they don’t fit into the overall puzzle, Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Language Bites

Desert vs. Dessert

This is about a common pronunciation error:“What’s for dessert today?”. Dessert in this sentence refers to cake, ice cream etc. which is usually something sweet served as the last course of a meal. This is different from ‘Desert’ as in Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Towards Eminence

Make a Difference

Is it a task? Is it a duty? Is it a responsibility? It may be. But more importantly, it (work) is an OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. It is a chance to make an impact on your team, institution, students, research, industry, society and Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Language Bites

Work vs. Works

Incorrect:“I have many works to do today”.Correct:“I have much work to do today”. Normally, work is not countable into individual items. For such things that are not normally countable (water, understanding, information, wood etc.), we use singular and not plural Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Dr. Sandhya in the News

VIT Chennai Celebrates The Graduating Class of 2022

Annual Convocation held at VIT Chennai on Saturday, 27 Aug 2022. VIT Chancellor G. Viswanathan distributed degree certificates over 2000 students. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, member, NITI Aayog addressed the gathering with his envisioning words. Read More at : https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/youth-have-a-key-role-in-nations-progress-saraswat/article65818152.ece

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

Research

Road to employee commitment: The role of empowerment, leadership and culture

This exploratory research seeks to identify the relationships between the leadership, empowerment and commitment within the integrated model of competing values framework (CVF) of organisational culture. A conceptual model which relates the constructs to commitment is developed. The study attempts to use a social constructionist approach and scenario planning, which falls under the broader realm of qualitative analysis. Hypothetical cases are used to develop two scenarios.

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 years2 years ago

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