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Purpose: This paper aims to assess the relationship between academic burnout-student engagement relationships on management students of the Delhi-NCR region of Northern India. It further attempts to study the moderating impact of internal locus of control and mediating impact of loneliness on the academic burnout-student engagement relationship. Design/methodology/approach: The data was collected using standardized instruments from 264 respondents. Descriptive statistics, correlation and moderated-mediated regression analysis were used to test the hypotheses. Findings: The study found a negative association between student engagement and academic burnout and loneliness. A positive association between academic burnout and loneliness and a moderating impact of internal locus of control on academic burnout and student engagement relationship. Loneliness acted as a partial mediator for the moderated relationship between the academic burnout-student engagement relationship. Research limitations/implications: Sample size and sampling units are the limitations of the study. Practical implications: The conclusion of the presented study offers different inferences including validating the self-determination theory (Ryan and Deci, 2000) and possible courses of actions to be taken by academic institutions and students themselves. It ranges from careful investigation of student's behaviors, design and implements collaborative projects along with student's involvement in social networking based groups for collaborations and help. Social implications: With the help of the study, the society including parents, family, friends, officials and academicians at educational institutions can offer useful insights to students through recreational and social activities for behavior modifications. Originality/value: The major contribution of the study is to understand the psyche of the budding professionals perceiving increased stress and pressure. Limited studies are found in the Indian context and no studies in the past have used the study variables together. Internal locus of control as a personality variable has not been studied with respect to student's burnout and engagement. Furthermore, none of the studies done in the past have deliberated upon loneliness with respect to the student community.

The purpose of the current study is to determine whether coworkers’ envy has a direct effect on social undermining in the workplace. It also aims to look at the indirect effect of coworker’s envy on social undermining through workplace incivility. The primary data for this study was collected from 268 respondents from the IT/ITES industry with the help of a validated instrument. PLS-SEM software was used to conduct the analysis of the structural model, measurement model and the mediation analysis. The structural model of the study investigated the direct and indirect effect of coworker’s envy on social undermining through workplace incivility. It was revealed that coworker envy and social undermining, as well as coworker envy and workplace incivility, have a positive and statistically significant relationship. Additionally, a positive and significant association between workplace incivility and social undermining was discovered. Furthermore, workplace incivility significantly mediated between coworker envy and social undermining. The study is useful for both the academicians and HR practitioners/managers. It makes a significant contribution to the body of knowledge on social undermining and coworker envy by highlighting the adverse consequences of coworker’s envy in terms of social undermining. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Choosing a career is one of the most difficult decisions a student ever takes. In this research study, the authors have attempted to explore the factors responsible for selecting specific career perspectives. The study is based on exploratory research design and primary data is gathered from postgraduate students of business management and computer application. For the analysis purpose, exploratory factor analysis is performed on the responses gathered from 582 postgraduate students. The findings suggest that six factors responsible for selecting a particular specialization, namely;' market uncertainty & job security, study-related (academic) efforts required to be ready for job, exposure from social media platforms, other's recommendations, institutional resources and aligning self for future jobs'. The findings may be useful for different stakeholders to prepare themselves for attracting and guiding future professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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