Appalling Insinuation of Software Jobs on Family Environment: A Study with Special Reference to IT Professionals in Kerala

Mariya T. Cheeran and Saji K.S.

Management and Labour Studies, 2015, vol. 40, issue 1-2, 145-158

Abstract: Information technology (IT) industry is considered as the highest-paying industry. The present study is intended to find out the merits and demerits of IT career in the family environment. It is done as part of a larger study, descriptive cum explorative in nature, to understand the general characteristic of the work environment of IT organization in Kerala, the sociocultural and familial background of professionals and their family issues related with work. India is expected to become a global leader in manpower especially in the technology segment and IT is considered as the highest-paying industry across the world. In the developed countries, such as, Australia, America and so on, the government has already identified that the number of students opting for disciplines like information and communication technology (ICT) has come down significantly. This, given the high stakes in IT sector, is due to the poor work–life balance in this sector. This sector, in practice, has come to spell an ‘all work and no life’ affair. Thus, this study is of cardinal importance in balancing the conflict of interests involved and giving this sector a more humane colour.

Keywords: Familial; job; high income; software; information technology; career (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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