The study has been designed and executed under the most able supervision of my guide Dr. N.R.Parmar, Principal Nalini and Arvind Arts College V.V.Nagar. It is difficult to find appropriate words to express my sincere gratitude towards my supervisor, who has helped me, at all, the stages of this research. I am also grateful to the family member of my supervisor, who has never resented my intrusion in their territory. What a learning environment at his residence ! I am specially thankful to prof.L.R.Yagnik, Head, Department of Psychology, Sardar Patel University, for permitting me to complete the work. I am also thankful to Dr.S.J.Patel, Dr.Baldev Agja, for their direct or indirect possible help in carrying out this work. I am thankful to all the persons and my colleagues, Pankaj suvera, Sangeeta pathak, Pallavi Dave at the Department of Psychology S.P.University and others for their help in the completion of this work. I am specially owful to the personnel Managers of Cadila „Z‟ , Elecon co. Sarabhai chemicals, Gujara turs, Jyoti Lted.etc. Who have given me a permission to collect the data in their organizations. I am grateful to all the respondents of this study who have spared their time generously in answering the questionnaire. Two other persons devoted long hours and provided inspiration to me for producing this text, and I owe both of them namely mukesh prajapati,Bhanubhai and is the real main source of motivation. My greatest debt is to my mother and father and my wife namely Kailash who have given me their valuable help, & encouragement to complited the research work. My wife, my doughter hemani and my son Dhrumil have extended theire co-operation and encouragement which enabled me to with stand the pressure of tiresome moments during the course of my study.

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