Page No., 335-344.
Ajay K. Singh*, Aritra Mukherjee** & Rajinder Kumar***
Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Delhi, University of Delhi** & National Institute of Technology,
Kurukshetra***
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Many of the current problems in research and development (R & D) organizations
concern the management of human resources. Moreover, professional obsolescence
has become a serious problem at research oriented institutes. While many researchers
have been conducted on private organizations especially on managers and few on
scientists, no research has been conducted on the issue of obsolescence in government
research organizations. The present study attempted to explore the factors associated
with obsolescence in a government R & D organization. Researchers conducted 45
interview and gathered qualitative data in the form of open ended questions. The data
was treated with thematic analysis and has been presented using a thematic network
analysis. The findings confirm to the job characteristic model by addressing role related
issues and bring out certain inferences about how various government functional
procedures may hinder performance. The data also highlights the importance of using
different communication channels for dealing with professional obsolescence.
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