effectiveness of an intervention programme to develop adversity quotient of potential leaders

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EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTERVENTION
PROGRAMME TO DEVELOP ADVERSITY
QUOTIENT OF POTENTIAL LEADERS
®

THESIS

Submitted for the Degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)
in
MANAGEMENT STUDIES

Submitted to
SHREEMATI NATHIBAI DAMODAR
THACKERSEY
WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY, MUMBAI

By
PRITI SACHDEV

Under the Guidance of
Dr. V. V. Manerikar
Dr. C. G. D’Lima

Rizvi Institute of Management Studies & Research
Mumbai

2009

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CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis titled ‘Effectiveness of an Intervention Programme
to Develop Adversity Quotient of Potential Leaders’
submitted by Ms. Priti Sachdev is her original work carried out under my guidance
for the degree of Doctoral of Philosophy in Management and is worthy of
examination. It has not been submitted for any other degree, in any University, in any
form.

Signature: ___________sd/-_____________

Name of the Guide: Dr. V. V. Manerikar

Designation:_______________________

Signature:__________sd/-_______________
Name of the Co-guide: Dr. C. G. D’Lima
Designation: _______________________

Mumbai
Dated: 27th November 2009

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Declaration

I hereby state that I have completed the Ph. D. thesis, entitled ‗Effectiveness of an
Intervention Programme to Develop Adversity Quotient of Potential Leaders’,
under the guidance of Dr.V. V. Manerikar and Dr. C. G. D‘Lima. It is being
submitted as a part of Doctor of Philosophy in Management.

This is my original work based on primary data, except a few references, which I have
quoted to support the research work, the entire work is mine.

Sign:_____________sd/-_______________

Name of the Guide:Dr. V. V. Manerikar

Desination _______________________

Sign:______________sd/-______________

Name of the Co-Guide Dr. C. G. D’Lima

Designation_______________________

Sign ___________sd/-_______________

Name of the Student: Priti Sachdev

Mumbai
27th November 2009

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DEDICATION

To
my parents
Dr Raj Kumar & Shanta Singh
both, lovers of learning.
They devoted their own lives to education and nurtured in me the love for, and a desire
to disseminate this love to others

&

my parents in law
Takht Ram & Sumitra Sachdev
for being the lovely people they were.
They encouraged me to live my life the way I wanted to. Especially my mother in law
who,
throughout the twenty three years she lived with me, was a constant support.
She held the fort at home so that I was able to go out and make my career

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I acknowledge with great appreciation and gratitude the debt I owe to all those who
contributed in making this thesis, the result of my studies, possible:

My husband Yoginder and my two children Pooja and Nikhil for their acceptance and
continued support of my educational ventures from the time they have known me; and now,
my daughter in law Ritika, who willingly offered her help in preparing the final formatted
text. She served as a good sounding board for ideas that needed to be vetted before
presentation
Pooja, a special thanks to you for your technical expertise and comments in the qualitative
analysis.

Dr. Mrs. V V Manerikar, my research guide and mentor during the research process.
Dr. Mrs C. G. D‘Lima, the research centre head, - my friend, philosopher and research co-
guide, for the steady support, encouragement, and sage advice throughout my research study.
Your nurturance and wisdom have molded me as a person and a practitioner in more ways
than words can express

All members of the Ph D research group at my institution, each of whom have been
supportive and consistently provided inputs and critical comments whenever asked

All the staff in the office of the Rizvi Institute of Management and Research who each have
unstintingly provided help whenever required. In particular I acknowledge the assistance
provided by Ms Swati Ghag, Ms. Samina Shaikh and Ms. Sonal Vaza at all critical moments
during the research.

The content and methodology experts who provided detailed crtiques so that I could produce
an intervention programme worthy of the work I was doing.
The volunteers who helped develop the intervention programme. Thank you for giving me
your time and intellectual support , and qualitative feedback both at the time of content
validation and during the development of the intervention programme.

The Heads of institutions who permitted me to meet their students to collect data and to those
‗potential leaders from industry and the institutions who completed the survey questionnaires
and those who participated in the intervention programme.

To all those who contributed to this project and my personal and career advancement, but
whose names have not been mentioned, I offer my sincerest gratitude.

Above all my gratitude goes to the divine creator, who saw fit to allow me to do the work of
my choosing. Without His intervention, I doubt that this, or any other work, can be brought to
completion!

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER I BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.0.0.0 Introduction
1.1.1.0 Leadership
1.1.2.0Adversity Quotient
1.2.0.0 Need and Significance of the Study
1.3.0.0 The Research Questions
1.4.0.0 Objectives of the Research Study
1.5.0.0 The Hypotheses
1.6.0.0 Limitations of the Study
1.7.0.0 Definition of Terms
1.8.0.0 Organisation of the Study

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.0.0.0 Introduction
2.1.0.0 Review of Related Research on Leadership
2.2.0.0 Review of Research on Resilience, Adversity Quotient and Related
Concepts
2.3.0.0 General Articles and Reviews
2.3.1.0 Validation Studies Conducted by Peak Learning, Inc.
2.3.2.0 Surveys
2.3.3.0 Co relational Studies
2.3.4.0 Comparative Studies
2.3.5.0 Studies on Intervention Programmes
2.3.6.0 Studies Investigation Tools of Research
2.4.0.0 Conclusion

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.0.0.0 Introduction
3.1.0.0 The Research Design
3.1.1.0 Stage I – The Survey
3.1.2.0 Stage II – Development of the Intervention Programme
3.1.3.0 Stage III – Testing the Intervention Programme
3.2.0.0 The Sample
3.3.0.0 Tools for the Study
3.3.1.0 The Adversity Response Profile © ARP
3.3.1.1 Scoring the Adversity Response Profile ©
3.3.1.2 Technical Properties of Adversity Response Profile©
3.3.2.0 Demographic Information Questionnaire
3.3.3.0 Review and feedback Questionnaire
3.4.0.0 Procedures and Data Collection
3.4.1.0 Collection of Survey data
3.4.2.0 Procedure for Developing the Intervention Programme
3.4.2.1 Selection of Content
3.4.2.2 Selection of Methods / Strategies / Activities
3.4.2.3 Content Validation of the Intervention Programme
3.4.2.4 Trial Run of the Programme
3.5.0.0 Procedure for Testing the Intervention
Programme
3.6.0.0 Statistical Procedures Used
3.6.1.0 Statistical Analysis of Survey Data
3.6.2.0 Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data
3.7.0.0 Conclusions

CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS OF SURVEY DATA

4.0.0.0 Introduction
4.1.0.0 Objectives of the Survey
4.2.0.0 Variables of the Survey
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4.3.0.0 Hypotheses of the Survey
4.4.0.0 Sample of the Survey
4.5.0.0 Statistical Analysis
4.6.0.0 Analysis of Survey Data
Section A1
4.6.1.0 Comparison of Survey Sample Observed Mean Scores with Expected
Mean Scores on Control, Ownership, Reach, Endurance and Total AQ
using One-Sample t-test Technique
Section A2
4.6.2.0 Comparison of Demographic Subgroups on Control, Ownership, Reach,
Endurance and Total AQ using ANOVA
4.6.2.1 Gender-wise Analysis of Mean Scores
4.6.2.2 Age-wise Analysis of Mean Scores
4.6.2.3 Academic Faculty-wise Analysis of Mean Scores
4.6.2.4 Academic Achievement-wise Analysis of Mean Scores
4.6.2.5 Academic Level-wise Analysis of Mean Scores
4.6.2.6 Occupation-wise Analysis of Mean Scores
4.6.2.7 Experience-wise Analysis of Mean Scores
Section B
4.6.3.0 Percentile Norms for Adversity Quotient
4.6.4.0 AQ Categories
4.6.5.0 Comparison of Norms
4.6.5.1 Comparison of Norms of Different Sub-groups
4.6.5.2 Comparison of Indian Norms with those from Peak Learning Inc.

CHAPTER V THE INTERVENTION PROGRAMME – EFFECTIVE
LEADERSHIP THROUGH AQ DEVELOPMENT
5.0.0.0 Introduction
5.1.0.0 Development of the Intervention Programme
5.1.1.0 The Instructional Design Process
5.1.2.0 Steps in the Development of the Intervention Module
5.1.3.0 Objectives of the Intervention Programme
5.1.4.0 Target Population
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5.1.5.0 Conducting the Trial Run
5.1.6.0 Selection of Content
5.1.7.0 Selection of Methods / Strategies / Activities
5.1.7.1 The Ice-breaker
5.1.7.2 The workshop
5.1.7.3 The Brainstorm
5.1.7.4 The Buzz Group
5.1.7.5 Small Group Interactions
5.1.7.6 Case Study Method
5.1.7.7 The Presentation
5.1.8.0 Sequencing the Elements of the Programme
5.1.9.0 Preparing / Sourcing Instructional Materials
5.1.10.0 Providing for Formative Evaluation
5.1.11.0 Preparing the Written Plan of Action
5.1.12.0 Content Validation of the ‘The Plan of Action’
5.1.13.0 Trial Run of the Programme
5.1.14.0 Suggestions Incorporated
5.1.15.0 Scheduling the Sessions
5.2.0 0 The Programme Manual
5.2.1.0 Programme Outline
5.2.2.0 Duration of the Programme
5.2.3.0 Materials and Equipment
5.2.4.0 Number of Participants
5.2.5.0 Physical Setting
5.2.6.0 Procedure
5.2.7.0 A Note for the Facilitator
5.2.8.0 Exercises and Handouts
5.2.8.1 Exercises
5.2.8.2 Handouts
5.2.8.3 Participant Briefs and Debriefs
a) Brief for Exercise 1
b) Debrief for Exercise 1
c) Brief for Exercise 2
d) Debrief for Exercise 2
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e) Brief for Exercise 3
f) Debrief for Exercise 3
5.3.0.0 The Power Point Presentation

CHAPTER VI ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA

6.0.0.0 Introduction
6.1.0.0 Objectives of the experiment
6.2.0.0 The Variables
6.2.1.0 Independent Variables
6.2.2.0 Dependent Variables
6.3.0.0 Hypotheses of the Experiment
6.3.1.0 The Research Questions
6.3.2.0 The Hypotheses
6.4.0.0 Sample for the Experiment
6.5.0.0 Statistical Techniques in Analysis of Experimental Data
6.6.0.0 Analysis of Experimental data
(A) Comparison of Experimental and Control Groups
(B) Comparison of Demographic Subgroups in the Experimental Group
on
Post-test
(i) Gender-wise Analysis of Man Scores (ANCOVA)
(ii) Age-wise Analysis of Man Scores (ANCOVA)
(iii) Academic Faculty-wise Analysis of Man Scores (ANCOVA)
(iv) Academic Achievement-wise Analysis of Man Scores
(ANCOVA)
(v) Experience-wise Analysis of Man Scores (ANCOVA)
(C) Association between Pretest AQ Score and Rating of Intervention-
Programme (Chi Square)
(D) Association between Post-test AQ and Rating of Intervention-
Programme
(Chi Square).
6.7.0.0 Analysis of Review and Feedback Questionnaire
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