Title: The relationship between optimism and inclusion in Indian manufacturing organisation

Authors: Teena Bharti; Santosh Rangnekar

Addresses: Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar highway, Uttarakhand-247667, India ' Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar highway, Uttarakhand-247667, India

Abstract: Optimism is associated with positive outcomes which affect the development and performance of an individual, owing to his persistence. It enables adaptation to hard times involving relationships which signify their acceptance by others. In total, optimists provide the behavioural patterns which others can learn from. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of between the optimism level and inclusion at workplace. Further, the study aims to investigate the moderating role of gender on optimism-inclusion relationship in Indian manufacturing organisations. A cross-sectional survey research design was used to collect the data from 245 employees working in the manufacturing sector (India). The current study used hierarchical regression to analyse whether optimism predicts inclusion in an organisation. Also, Hayes PROCESS SPSS macro was applied to test the moderating role of gender on optimism-inclusion relationship. Thus, the study would be of immense help to the organisations at large.

Keywords: optimism; inclusion; interpersonal relationship; interpersonal behaviour; FIRO-B; positive psychology.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2019.100745

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2019 Vol.18 No.3, pp.287 - 305

Received: 13 Sep 2017
Accepted: 09 Mar 2018
Published online: 17 Jul 2019 *

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