Asian Journal of Distance Education

Yazarlar: Keerthana BASKARAN , Magesh RAJARATHINAM

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Psychological Capital,Competitive advantage,Online environment

Özet: Previous studies about Psychological Capital show that there is a positive relationship between the level of psychological capital and the performance of an individual on the job. Creativity and innovation are the basic features for achieving competitive advantage. This paper aims to find whether the dimensions of psychological capital have an impact on the innovative behaviour of faculty teaching in online environment.. The objective of the study is to examine the difference between variables concerning individual respondents and dimensions of psychological capital. Another objective is to study the influence of dimensions of psychological capital on innovative behaviour among the faculty teaching in online environment. In recent days the number of students opting for online courses has been increasing. Psychological capital is a concept in positive organizational behavior with numerous positive outcomes in various fields. The necessary element for running a successful educational institution depends upon eminent faculty members who can handle the issues related to education as well as to discipline. Measuring the level of psychological capital and innovative behaviour might be one of the ways to enhance the skills and efficiency of the faculty. Descriptive Research was adopted and random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 200 respondents of teaching faculty. ANOVA and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis. The results show that psychological capital has influence on innovative behavior of the faculty teaching in online environment.

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