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Work-life balance factors influencing the limited presence of women chefs in hotel industry of Bengaluru /
Asian Review of Social Sciences, Vol.7, Issue 7, pp.37-43, ISSN No: 2249-6319. -
Work-life balance and its effect on women entrepreneurs: Role of policy and organizational culture
This chapter looks at how business cultures and workplace policies affect women entrepreneurs' ability to maintain a work-life balance. It demonstrates the significance of family-friendly policies in supporting female entrepreneurs, who particularly struggle with juggling work and personal commitments. Through an analysis of case studies of businesses that have successfully implemented these ideas, this study also demonstrates the benefits of developing an inclusive culture. Companies that place a strong focus on employee flexibility and well-being have shown increases in productivity, retention, and satisfaction- especially among women entrepreneurs who face more challenges in juggling many responsibilities. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Work-life balance and its effect on women entrepreneurs: Challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in achieving work-life balance
Their emergence clearly marks a shift in the business world and challenged traditional norms and diversity-based views to the forefront of economic development. Women have been a seminal force on the evolving world stage of entrepreneurship, contributing so much to growth, innovation, and social improvement. The women entrepreneurs' path to success is more distinctive, challenging, and in particular demanding when it is aimed at attaining harmony between work and life. This chapter provides an elaboration of the complicated issues as it refers to women entrepreneurs with a special focus on those being involved in small-scale industries in India. The reason for focusing on SSI industries is a well-thought choice because SSI industries are the backbone of the Indian economy and entrepreneurs have fertile ground for their ventures, especially for women who may face difficulties while approaching larger business opportunities. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Work-life balance and business success enhancing performance and preventing burnout
The chapter, "Impact on Business Performance," investigates female entrepreneurs' performances in the light of work-life balance. It has articulated problems such as burnout and low productivity which harm the powers of decision and creativity abilities. The chapter has focused much on work approaches that are basically balanced to enhance business performance and personal welfare. To empower women in entrepreneurship, this chapter strives to advocate flexible working hours and accessible childcare as supportive policies. Therefore, the bottom line of this work is systemic change-for better integration of work and life, for more competitive business performance, and for greater overall quality of life for women. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Work-life balance amongst dental professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic -A structural equation modelling approach
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in 2019, has shocked the entire world. As an effort to control the disease spread, the Indian government declared a nationwide lockdown on March 25th, 2020. As dental treatment was considered high risk in the spread of COVID-19, dentistry became one of the most vulnerable professions during this time. Dental professionals had to face job layoffs, salary cuts in professional colleges, closure of private clinics resulting in huge psychological, moral, and financial crises. Studies during the previous and present pandemics have shown mental issues among health care workers necessitating institutional reforms, along with early care and support. A balance in the work-life amongst professionals is the key to better efficiency and, was majorly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown due to sudden unexpected changes. Hence this study was conducted to understand the changes they underwent both at home and professional front with a hypothesis that physical and mental health, activities, relationship status, and workplace influence the work-life balance. Methods A pre-validated questionnaire survey was done on dentists across India. Structural Equation Modelling and path analysis were applied to the data collected. Results The results of the study supported the hypothesis that factors like physical and mental health, activities, relationship status, and workplace influenced the work-life balance directly. A significant imbalance was seen amongst the female dentists. Conclusion The present study proved the unpreparedness among dental professionals. Hence an evolutionary phase in every field with better working protocols, robust mental health support, and a focus on strategies to face future such emergencies is required. 2021 Pai et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. -
Work-Family Interface during the Age thirty Transition: Experiences of Women Professionals from the Corporate sector
The age thirty transition is a significant developmental transition in the lives of women. Past studies have found this to be a period of disruption and re-evaluation of choices before lasting commitments are made in work and family. This research is focused on studying the experiences of women professionals from the corporate sector as they negotiate the age thirty transition and the work-family interface during this transition period. It provides a current understanding of this transition in lives of women professionals in the context of urban India. Based in the paradigm of phenomenology, this study follows the IPA method. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six women and the data was analyzed at individual as well as cross-case level. The findings indicate that approach of age thirty i.e. approximately between ages 25 and 31 is a transitional period as the young women enter and establish themselves in adult roles in work and family. The changes in their environment and social expectations interact with developmental changes within the ??self. Amidst unique individual experiences, the results suggest a common structure of the transition experience with distinct phases and an evolution of work-family interface across these phases. Keywords: age thirty transition, work-family interface -
Work-Cognition and Subjective Well-being Among Female Professional Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Moderating Role of Resilience
Teaching demands educators to be both caretakers and educators, leading to significant cognitive and emotional strain. The pandemic has worsened these challenges, requiring teachers to seek psychological and professional support. Online teaching has added to these difficulties, with educators having to adapt to new technologies while managing virtual classrooms and addressing the unique needs of students in remote learning environments. This present study sought to understand the relationship between work cognition (WCog) and subjective well-being (SWB) among female professional educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also examines the moderating effect of Resilience (RSL) on the association between WCog and SWB. Using a purposive sampling technique, data was collected through an online survey from 181 female professional educators in India. Female professional educators reported moderate levels of WCog, high levels of RSL, and high levels of SWB, which indicates that the female professional educators faced cognitive and emotional strain during online teaching but demonstrated resilience and maintained positive well-being. RSL moderated the relationship between WCog and SWB, highlighting its influence on educators cognitive management and well-being during online teaching. These insights have implications for support system to enhance the well-being of educators and promoting their professional development. The Author(s) 2023. -
Work Tasks Motivation in Relation to Occupational Self-Efficacy and Thinking Skills of Secondary School Teachers
Education is a dynamic enterprise which is centred on the processes of teaching and learning. All the systems that are connected with the education of an individual should be taken care of for the betterment of the teaching-learning process. Teachers are one of the important sources of inspiration for the students. Every aspect of the teaching-learning process such as the instructional strategies, assessments, student management, the environment etc. has been changing due to the technological innovations and social advancements. The teachers have to be equipped with new technologies that will lead to innovations in education methodologies. The development of necessary skills and belief in their profession is essential for motivating teachers to adapt and adjust to the challenges, the changing attitudes and habits of children. Also, the teachers are expected to perform multiple tasks rather than a particular one. The present study aimed at assessing the types of motivation towards specific work tasks, efficacy towards their occupation and thinking skills of secondary school teachers of Bengaluru. The study reported that Intrinsic Motivation and Identified Regulation led to positive outcomes whereas Introjected, External Regulations and Amotivation led to negative results. The demographic variable, gender had no significant effect on the variables under the study. A significant difference was found for the types of motivation for specific tasks with respect to subject specialisations, types of management, and years of experience. The study thus gives an insight into the motivational processes of a teacher which will be helpful in creating a positive work environment. -
Work motivation of teachers: Role of self-leadership and self-directed professional development
A developing body of literature endorses that the sustainment of quality is a vital predictor for the success of educational processes and systems. Teachers who are the important stakeholders in the education system should strive to improve their quality for better student outcomes. Teachers' motivation at work is a basic condition for professional growth and development. This chapter specifically focuses on the need to understand work motivation of teachers in the context of self-determination theory. The chapter also focusses on the role of self-leadership and self-directed professional development in enhancing motivation. In the era of constant changes, it is essential that teachers should have the capability to devise new strategies to lead effectively. To establish a better workplace wellbeing, it is vital to understand the role of self-leadership and self-directed professional development in influencing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Work motivation of teachers: Relationship with organizational culture /
European Journal Of Educational Sciences, Vol.1, Issue 1, pp.547-560, ISSN No: 1857-6036. -
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Work from home in the pandemic era: Loss of mental equilibrium?
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Work from home during covid-19-disequilibrium of mental health and well-being among employees
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Work life balance among women anganwadi workers in Bengaluru
Over the past few years, worklife balance has evolved into a matter of significant concern. Both men and women strive to achieve a steady professional and personal life. In reality, women are more prone to experiencing such challenges. The paper attempted to understand worklife balance among Anganwadi workers (women-dominant centres). The research focused on the impact of job satisfaction, work overburden, workplace support, family support, and dependent care on the worklife balance of Anganwadi workers. For the purpose of the study, a structured questionnaire was administered to 467 participants. Statistical technique used for the study was regression model. The results indicated that workplace support and family support had a positive impact on the worklife balance among Anganwadi workers. The findings also suggested that work overburden and dependent care had a negative impact on worklife balance. The results also contradicted the hypotheses by portraying that job satisfaction was not a significant factor that impacted the worklife balance among Anganwadi workers. However, many other variables such as emotional intelligence, job autonomy, turnover intention, absenteeism, and work engagement that could potentially impact worklife balance were not taken into consideration. 2020, Associated Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd.. All rights reserved. -
Word-of-Mouth Promotion: How to Attract Consistent Consumers as a Promoter for the B2C Model
The primary goal of this research article is to discover the consumers' behaviour while spending time on the e-commerce platform and to use the consumers who have positive Word-of-Mouth on the products to motivate them as promoters through positive Word of Mouth behaviour. The behavioural factors considered in this study are Relationship value, Trust value, Satisfaction level and Word of Mouth. The trial model includes the consumers who use an e-commerce platform for their online shopping in India. A proper questionnaire with four components was created and used to collect the sample data. Totally 300 responses have been received and analysed with the help of structured equation model and SPSS and AMOS software. The findings suggest that the 'Word of Mouth' technique can be used as a tool to increase the number of consumers in an online platform, particularly e-commerce. We investigated how Relationship Value and Trust Value can be used as key factors to motivate consumers' positive WoM behaviour. This research would be more beneficial to the B2C model. The research has done only for Indian e-commerce portals for survey. There is a scope to do research for the global level e-commerce market. Future study focuses on dynamic attributes for relationship values. This research work will help the researchers who is working on B2C model and consumer behavioural models. This model would be used for any online transactions-based services. As best of the knowledge of the authors' this study is the novel idea to understand the consumers' behaviour for purchasing items through the positive WoM. This work can be adopted for any e-commerce platform. 2024 IEEE. -
Wooden iron box folder for safe ironing /
Patent Number: 202241007693, Applicant: Rajesh R.
A holder for iron box made up using wood material used for storage as well as safety place while ironing. This wooden holder can be used not only to hang the iron box on the wall after usage but also can be used while ironing to safeguard against accidental burn. The base of the wooden holder is filled with stones which only have the direct contact with the heated base portion of the iron box. The holder is partially covered on both sides which ensures safety from iron box during ironing. -
Wood Type Identification via Neural Networks and Spectral Analysis: An Advanced Algorithmic Solution
Forestry management, woodworking, and manufacturing need wood type identification. This study introduces a neural network-spectral analysis technique for accurate and automatic wood type detection. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used to extract features from a heterogeneous collection of wood spectral signatures after training a neural network. The algorithm's 94.2% accuracy on a testing dataset shows its ability to distinguish wood kinds.The model's confusion matrix shows it can recognise closely related wood species with few misclassifications. The neural network's precision, recall, and F1 score prove its wood classification accuracy. With PCA highlighting classification characteristics, spectral analysis helps the algorithm succeed.The method is useful for forestry management and woodworking quality control. The non-destructive technology provides in-situ wood type detection, addressing environmental and conservation issues. The study explores ramifications, constraints, and future algorithm modification and application in real-world contexts.Neural networks and spectral analysis provide a strong, efficient, and non-destructive wood type detection solution. The hopeful results represent a major advance in wood science and current computer methods, with applicability across sectors. 2023 IEEE. -
Womens perceived social support through self-help group: case study of Kudumbashree from capital district of Kerala
This study examines Kudumbashree, a womens self-help group (SHG) with a strong emphasis on microcredit, in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state in India. It is a valuable program because it provides access to credit and savings mechanisms, fosters a sense of agency, decision-making power, and social support among women in these areas. The study explores the demographic characteristics of members, their involvement in SHGs, and compares perceived social support levels across different demographic groups. The study uses a cross-sectional survey of 502 women using an extensive demographic questionnaire and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire. The study participants were mostly older, married women who were primarily housewives from both nuclear and joint families, predominantly in rural areas. Many women had been SHG members for over a decade and actively participated in meetings and decision-making. The study revealed that women with lower education levels, rural and those saving more than 300 INR monthly perceived higher social support from family and overall. Considering that women in rural India averaged around 250 INR in daily earnings from casual labor during 2022, the fact that a substantial number of participants saved more than 300 INR monthly highlights the significance of their savings. The study contributes to the understanding of Kudumbashree SHGs and emphasizes their role in providing social support, financial empowerment, and a sense of community. The study also highlights the need for ongoing support and capacity building to further enhance their impact. 2025 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. -
Womens Financial Capability and Financial Wellbeing: A Study on Community Based Organisations for Sustainable Development
This book investigates the impact of financial capability and decision-making ability on the financial wellbeing of women associated with community based organisations (CBOs). In light of the evolving socio-economic landscape in South Asia and the growing gender disparity in poverty, there is an urgent need to address these issues at the grassroots level to achieve sustainable development. CBOs play a crucial role by providing a platform for women to discuss shared challenges, develop potential solutions and create livelihood opportunities. Drawing on data from Asia's largest women's community network, this book examines how Kudumbashree, as a successful model, can serve as a guiding framework for other community networks across South Asia. It also investigates how demographic factors such as age, marital status, education, income and family size influence women's financial capability. Furthermore, this book delves into the financial wellbeing of women and explores how addressing their needs can contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By examining global initiatives aimed at empowering women economically, this book offers valuable insights for policymakers, financial social workers, scholars and organisations dedicated to advancing financial wellbeing for women and promoting sustainable development. 2026 V. K. Parvathy and Jyothi Kumar.