Asian Journal of Management

V. V. Bidnur ¹, R. D. Patil ¹

Affiliations
1 BVDU, Institute of Management and Rural Development Administration-Sangli, IN

Abstract

The present study assessed the relationship of Perceived Over-qualification, Job Satisfaction and Job Stress of MNC executives. The samples constituted of 52 executives who were randomly selected from different large scale and medium scale industries Executives with reference to Sangli and Kolhapur and Satara M.I.D.C. area It has been inferred from the statistical analysis that Perceived Over-qualification, was found to be negatively related to Job Satisfaction. But Perceived Over-qualification, was not found to have any relationship either with Health Status or the Job Stress of the Executives. The study finds that women executives’ experience more Job Stress than men, but men report poor Health Status than women.

Keywords

Perceived Over-Qualification, Job Satisfaction, Job Stress.

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V. V. Bidnur ¹

Affiliations
1 Institute BVDU’ Imrda-Sangli, IN

Abstract

In India, the organization of self-help groups, especially for microfinance and micro enterprise development programmes constitute a widely accepted development strategy for poverty reduction. This strategy is equally shared by government, commercial banks and civil society. The authors argue that, thus far, SHGs have shown a limited effectiveness in terms of their impact on rural poverty and their long-term sustainability. Due to the lack of proper understanding of their potential, the implementers have followed a minimalist approach that has restricted the scope of functioning of SHGs to promoting enterprises that are stereotypically considered feminine. The universal fascination with SHGs has also resulted in obscuring the potential roles of alternative institutions like co-operatives, private sectors, etc. in poverty removal. The possessiveness of some of the implementers has resulted in the development of SHGs as standalone organizations without having any meaningful interaction with other schemes or community based organizations like watershed user groups, village panchayats, etc. As a result of this, the SHG members have not been able to access substantial development funds, which could otherwise have been available to them. This study advocates that for SHGs to have a marked and sustained impact on poverty it is necessary for them to adopt a more encompassing approach with various community-based organizations and programmes by laying far greater focus on processes, capacity building, convergence with various on-going programmes, etc.

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