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- Title
The Impact of Lifestyle Orientations on Professionals: A Study of Academicians and Public Executives.
- Authors
Ishrat, Irna; Hasan, Mohammad; Khan, Fateh Mohd; Farooq, Ayesha
- Abstract
The study aims to prove that lifestyle orientation is constructed on personalized values and beliefs without significant professional background interference, job roles, and age. Furthermore, the study discusses the changing perception of self-actualization in professional life. The study was conducted on a sample of 51 government employees of Aligarh with different job profiles, comprising academicians and public executives. The propensity towards two lifestyle orientations (enfolding/enlarging) of professionals was developed by Udai Pareek (2002). Further, a qualitative approach was used where respondents were asked to state whether self-actualization is a significant contributor towards their success or not. Statistically, no significant difference was found between academicians and public executives on the constructs of enlarging and enfolding lifestyle based on their job role, age group, and work experience. However, every respondent attributed self-actualization differently by adding a different meaning to it according to their personal and professional experiences. The study provides a brief idea about the difference between enlarging and enfolding lifestyle, which results in the difference in employees' work patterns in the organization. The knowledge of two lifestyles would help draft strategies accordingly.
- Subjects
PROFESSIONAL orientations; COLLEGE teachers; OCCUPATIONAL roles; EXECUTIVES; SELF-actualization (Psychology)
- Publication
IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2021, Vol 20, Issue 3, p7
- ISSN
0972-687X
- Publication type
Article