International Journal in Management & Social Science
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 10

Resurgence of Professional Rivalry in Organizations: an Empirical Perspective

  • Author:
  • Ipseeta Satpathy1, D. Litt1, B C M Patnaik2, Sourav Mohanty3
  • Total Page Count: 16
  • Page Number: 275 to 290

1Professor School Of Management KIIT University Bhubaneswar, Odisha

2Assoc. Professor School Of Management KIIT University Bhubaneswar, Odisha

3Ph. D. Scholar School Of Management KIIT University Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Online published on 8 August, 2018.

Abstract

The paper highlights about certain contributing factors on two aspects-individual and organizational prospective for the resurgence of professional rivalry. Unscruplous rivalry is found from the unorganized private sector which contributes about 52% of country's Gross National Product. Data is collected through a structured questionnaire format through identification of various variables. The variables were validated and tested through Cronbach Alpha and Factor analysis. Principal Component Analysis has been applied to find out the exact number of variables which rose to 17. From analysis it is shown that from male sector (individual perspective) it is the difference in opinion and views (91%) that caters to develop professional rivalry. From organizational perspective in case of male, it is seen that professional rivalry creates unpleasant working conditions (87%) and less job commitment (93%). Female sector in the individual perspective make it to 88% by controlling situation and in case of organizational perspective, it is the indulgence in more kinky activities (87%) for females of unorganized private sector.

Keywords

Rivalry, Professional Rivalry, Organization