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Is HR a planned or unplanned career choice? An introspection of HR professionals in India using intuitionistic fuzzy force field analysis

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  • Mainak Ranjan Chaki
  • Banhi Guha
  • Sanjib Biswas
  • Gautam Bandyopadhyay

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The present work seeks to investigate what makes a HR professional to select their career. Is it a planned and thoughtful decision or is it selected in due course of life events? To this end, the current study applies an intuitionistic fuzzy set (IFS)-based force field analysis (FFA). The forces have been identified through a primary focused group interview of 21 senior HR leaders and using the mixed theoretic lens of the socio-cognitive theory (SCT), Holland's theory of career choice (HTC) and Krumboltz's theory. The full consistency method (FUCOM) has been applied for the weighted aggregation of the opinions of the 423 HR professionals. It is observed that the selection of HR as a career has not been a planned or well thought of decision from the childhood. The findings of the current work shall provide an important direction for policymaking and career planning.

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  • Mainak Ranjan Chaki & Banhi Guha & Sanjib Biswas & Gautam Bandyopadhyay, 2026. "Is HR a planned or unplanned career choice? An introspection of HR professionals in India using intuitionistic fuzzy force field analysis," International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 38(2), pages 156-180.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijicbm:v:38:y:2026:i:2:p:156-180
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