Volume : 11, Issue : 4, APR 2025

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRAKRITI, PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITALAND JOB PERFORMANCE: DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

AYUSHI JOSHI, JUHIE TAK, NEELAM KALLA

Abstract

The psychology of a person plays a huge role in understanding his characteristics. However, the concept of Psychology is mostly studied through foreign theories. As per Ayurveda, Tridosha and Triguna, together form the Prakriti of a person. Prakriti and PsyCap are considered in the paper to study their impact on the Job Performance of individuals. Moreover, the researchers attempt to study whether PsyCap acts as a mediator between Prakriti and Job Performance.

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