From contentment to creativity: how hybrid work influences happiness and innovation in academia

Foziya Farooq is a Research Fellow at Department of Commerce, School of Business, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India. She is pursuing her PhD in the area of Organizational Behavior. Her areas of research interest include Happiness at Work, Personality, OCB and Innovative Work Behavior. She has published research papers in Journals like International Journal of Organizational Analysis. Foziya Farooq is also a recipient of Indian Council of Social Science Research Doctoral Fellowship.

Nazir A. Nazir is a Professor and Head, Department of Commerce, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. A PhD from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Prof. Nazir is in the profession of teaching and research for the past 30 years. Prof. Nazir has to his credit more than 40 articles published in national and international journals of repute including Vikalpa, Vision, Psychology and Developing Societies, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning and the like. He was also awarded the best paper presentation award in one of the international conferences at Hong Kong. Prof. Nazir is former Chief Editor of the faculty Journal, namely, The Business Review, and has guided several doctoral and post-doctoral candidates. His research interests include organizational culture, leadership, OCB, employee voice and organizational politics.

Sheikh Sajid Mohammad is Assistant Professor at Centre for Distance and Online Education, University of Kashmir. Dr. Sajid holds a PhD in Commerce from University of Kashmir. He was awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by the University Grants Commission (UGC). His research interest is in Organizational Psychology, with a focus on Psychological Contract, Employee Voice, Workplace Ostracism, Hybrid Work and Happiness at Work. Dr. Sajid has published extensively in reputed journals indexed in Scopus and ABDC, including the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, FIIB Business Review, Journal of Services Research and Business Analyst Journal, among others. In addition, he has contributed book chapters to publications by renowned publishers such as Wiley, CRC Press and Bentham Science.

Nazir A. Nazir is a Professor and Head, Department of Commerce, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. A PhD from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Prof. Nazir is in the profession of teaching and research for the past 30 years. Prof. Nazir has to his credit more than 40 articles published in national and international journals of repute including Vikalpa, Vision, Psychology and Developing Societies, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning and the like. He was also awarded the best paper presentation award in one of the international conferences at Hong Kong. Prof. Nazir is former Chief Editor of the faculty Journal, namely, The Business Review, and has guided several doctoral and post-doctoral candidates. His research interests include organizational culture, leadership, OCB, employee voice and organizational politics.

Nazir A. Nazir is a Professor and Head, Department of Commerce, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. A PhD from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Prof. Nazir is in the profession of teaching and research for the past 30 years. Prof. Nazir has to his credit more than 40 articles published in national and international journals of repute including Vikalpa, Vision, Psychology and Developing Societies, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning and the like. He was also awarded the best paper presentation award in one of the international conferences at Hong Kong. Prof. Nazir is former Chief Editor of the faculty Journal, namely, The Business Review, and has guided several doctoral and post-doctoral candidates. His research interests include organizational culture, leadership, OCB, employee voice and organizational politics.