2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
|
|
|
abstract: 'PurposeThe study aims to develop an in-depth understanding of challenges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
faced by Indian women professionals during the pandemic and the human
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
resource (HR) initiatives like effective communication, taken by the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
organizations to mitigate the plight of these
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
professionals.Design/methodology/approachA mix of two qualitative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
research methods namely focus groups in-depth and one-to-one in-depth
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
interviews was used. A total of 32 females working with different
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
organizations participated.FindingsThe thematic analysis revealed themes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
related to challenges faced by working women-gendered burnout, mental
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
health issues, increased household responsibilities, job insecurity,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
work-life conflict, gender inequalities, reduced internal communication
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and financial independence, domestic violence and exploitation. The
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
major themes that emerged for the organizational initiatives were
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
flexible working hours, equal women representation in response to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
planning and decision making, driving transformative change for gender
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
equality, paid leaves for family care, caregiving bonus, leadership
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
development seeds, increased female recruitments, transparent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
communication and counseling sessions.Research
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
limitations/implicationsThe study establishes a holistic understanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of the plight of Indian women professionals and the consequent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
organizational interventions accompanied by transparent communication.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
It adds rigor to the evolving literature on COVID-19 and enriches the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
theoretical narrative of policy adaptations by industry practitioners
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for aligning them with employee needs. This helps in routing the policy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
design and implementation in light of the challenges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
faced.Originality/valueThe study presents an in-depth understanding of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
challenges faced by women employees; and provides a foundation for
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
identifying human resource management (HRM) interventions customized for
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
working females. It also proposes a framework implementable in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
recovery phase, deploying critical strategic shifts like reflection,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
recommitment and re-engagement of the women workforce in order to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
maximize their efficacy for rapidly evolving organizational priorities.'
|
|
|
|
|
affiliation: 'Sethi, D (Corresponding Author), Indian Inst Management, Kozhikode,
|
|
|
|
|
India.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tripathi, Shalini Nath; Malik, Nishtha, Jaipuria Inst Management Lucknow, Lucknow,
|
|
|
|
|
India.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sethi, Deepa, Indian Inst Management, Kozhikode, India.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mendiratta, Aparna, Jaipuria Inst Management Jaipur, Jaipur, India.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shukla, Manisha, Jaipuria Inst Management Indore, Indore, India.'
|
|
|
|
|
author: Tripathi, Shalini Nath and Sethi, Deepa and Malik, Nishtha and Mendiratta,
|
|
|
|
|
Aparna and Shukla, Manisha
|
|
|
|
|
author-email: 'shalini.tripathi@jaipuria.ac.in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
deepa@iimk.ac.in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
nishthamalik3@gmail.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
aparna.mendiratta@jaipuria.ac.in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
manisha.shukla@jaipuria.ac.in'
|
|
|
|
|
author_list:
|
|
|
|
|
- family: Tripathi
|
|
|
|
|
given: Shalini Nath
|
|
|
|
|
- family: Sethi
|
|
|
|
|
given: Deepa
|
|
|
|
|
- family: Malik
|
|
|
|
|
given: Nishtha
|
|
|
|
|
- family: Mendiratta
|
|
|
|
|
given: Aparna
|
|
|
|
|
- family: Shukla
|
|
|
|
|
given: Manisha
|
|
|
|
|
da: '2023-09-28'
|
|
|
|
|
doi: 10.1108/CCIJ-09-2022-0107
|
|
|
|
|
earlyaccessdate: MAR 2023
|
|
|
|
|
eissn: 1758-6046
|
|
|
|
|
files: []
|
|
|
|
|
issn: 1356-3289
|
|
|
|
|
journal: CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
keywords: 'Women professionals; Challenges; HR initiatives; Communication;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pandemic; India'
|
|
|
|
|
keywords-plus: 'INFORMAL COMMUNICATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; SOCIAL IDENTITY; BALANCE;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OUTCOMES'
|
|
|
|
|
language: English
|
|
|
|
|
month: MAY 30
|
|
|
|
|
number: '4'
|
|
|
|
|
number-of-cited-references: '81'
|
|
|
|
|
pages: 544-563
|
|
|
|
|
papis_id: b9cdacae469f8c0f7ec9a9ec570591c8
|
|
|
|
|
ref: Tripathi2023pandemicimpact
|
|
|
|
|
times-cited: '1'
|
|
|
|
|
title: 'A pandemic impact study on working women professionals: role of effective
|
|
|
|
|
communication'
|
2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
|
|
|
type: article
|
2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
|
|
|
unique-id: WOS:000946918900001
|
|
|
|
|
usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
|
|
|
|
|
usage-count-since-2013: '5'
|
|
|
|
|
volume: '28'
|
|
|
|
|
web-of-science-categories: Business
|
|
|
|
|
year: '2023'
|
