Akshay Sharan

Announcing Dr. Nabhit Kapur as Vice-President & Head of Committee

Akshay Sharan 6-April-2020 Mental Health, News Corner, Occupational Health

Tweet IIBP appoints Prof. (Dr.) Nabhit Kapur as "VIce-President & Head, Committee for Accreditation of Occupational Health Services." On 6th April 2020, Prof. (Dr.) Nabhit Kapur was formally appointed as "Vice-President & Head, Committee for Accreditation of Occupational Health Services." This marks a landmark day in IIBP's history, as we strive to build a community of business psychologists & those ...

Psychological Response to COVID-19 & Loneliness in the UK

Akshay Sharan 2-April-2020 Employee Health, General Psychology

Tweet Researchers at UCL have stepped forward in this time of global crisis to ascertain the impact of a pandemic such as COVID-19 on individuals living in the UK. Currently, adult participants living in the UK are being recruited to study the impact of the pandemic. Researchers hope that the data collected could help inform policy and practice with regards ...

Deadlines & their impact on performance

Akshay Sharan 25-February-2020 Employee Engagement, Organizational Development Leave a Comment

A recent research study at Tel Aviv University proposes that knowing when a task ends, improves our performance on the task. Knowing when a task is to finish allows us to allocate time to other activities upon completion of the task. This may be in the form of pursuing our hobbies & leisure activities. Individuals may also be less likely …

The benefits of small acts of kindness

Akshay Sharan 25-February-2020 Employee Engagement, Employee Health, Organizational Development Leave a Comment

A new study at the University of California attempted to study altruistic tendencies & their impact in a working environment. A group of employees were asked to be kind to a small group (experimental group) of people while expressing nothing of the sort to a different group (control group). Results suggest that pro-social behaviours by the experimental group increased by …

The importance of work-hobby balance

Akshay Sharan 25-February-2020 Organizational Culture Leave a Comment

A recent study by researchers from Sheffield University & ESSEC Business School, attempted to understand the notion of qwork-hobby balance by ficusing on the theory of Conservation of Resources (CoR). The study investigates whether time spent on leisure activities affects career sustainability and whether it depeletes or generates resources. Two major factors affect the impact of leisure activities; 1) the ...

The cost of political correctness

Akshay Sharan 25-February-2020 General Psychology

Political correctness refers to the notion of saying the 'right' things owing to the growing intolerance towards political diversity and debate. We live in an era of partisan, polarized debates across university campuses, both in India and abroad. These debates are usually now met with protests and demands for speakers to leave various campuses. This is a sign of dwindling ...

Understanding motives for intervening in emergency situations

Akshay Sharan 25-February-2020 General Psychology Leave a Comment

The bystander effect refers to the inaction by those witnessing an emergency situation. This concept gained significance due to the Kitty Genovese murder case in New York City in 1964, where reports suggest multiple individuals were witness to the event from the comfort of their own homes, yet did nothing to assist or seek help. Today, it appears that there ...

Do early risers perform better in school because school starts early?

Akshay Sharan 25-February-2020 General Psychology Leave a Comment

Grades of students who are early sleepers & early risers have been found to be higher than students who sleep late at night for early morning classes! This research highlights the term, 'chronotype,' to define stable, behavioural differences between individuals. Using a unique sample of 753 students in a school in Buenos Aires that holds classes at three different times ...