The role of social values in the functioning of work organizations is analyzed in this volume with contributions by international social scientists. The dynamic synthesis between social values and organizational functioning and management practices is examined in light of different cultural contexts, including Chinese, Indian, Thai, Venezuelan, Japanese and Indonesian.
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`The topic of this book is timely, in that it is increasingly acknowledged that it is important to look at the issues of values and organizations... useful and interesting... there were nuggets of useful information especially for those studying cross-cultural values... it would be useful, with its emphasis on the Chinese approach to values theory, to anyone seeking to approach values research from a source that has been largely untapped by western authors' - Systems Research
`The real value of the book... lies in its contribution to the debate about alternatives to western management theory/practice orthodoxy. It is the comparative analysis of such alternatives which offers learning potential' - Management Learning
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Durganand Sinha (Born: 23 September 1922; Died: 23 March 1998) did his B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy (with specialization in Psychology) from Patna University. Subsequently, he went to Cambridge University where he was awarded the M.Sc. degree. On his return to India in 1949, Professor Sinha joined as the faculty of Psychology at Patna University. His research article 'Behavior in a catastrophic situation: A psychological study of reports and rumors' published in the British Journal of Psychology showed his scientific creativity and responsiveness to the problems of his immediate surroundings. He left Patna in 1958 and joined the newly established Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.Professor Sinha came to Allahabad University in 1961 as a professor to chair the newly created Department of Psychology. In the mid-1980s, he also served as the Director of the A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna. The present status of the Department of Psychology at Allahabad as a Centre of Advanced Study owes much to his vision and dedication.
In a career spanning half a century, Professor Sinha made significant contributions as a researcher in diverse areas. It encompassed the role of socio-cultural factors in perception and cognition; changes in the Indian family and the implications for the socialization process; larger applied social psychological issues such as motivation and rural development, deprivation and poverty; and social change. His books (listed in the section 'Complete Works of Durganand Sinha' in this volume) have left his name permanently in the field of psychology of social sciences. In India, he was a central figure of the psychological profession. He served as the President of the Indian Psychological Association, the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology and Psychology Section of the Indian Science Congress.
Introduction
Social Values and Work Organizations
PART ONE: CHINESE CULTURE AND CHINESE MANAGEMENT
Overview
Culture and Work Organization - Y T Chao
The Chinese Case
Modernization of Chinese Family Business - Kwang-Kuo Hwang
Chinese Value System and Managerial Behaviour - Jacob Yih-Heng Jou and Kai Sung
An Empirical Study of Overseas Chinese Managerial Ideology - S G Redding and Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao
Intercultural Management - Bernhard Wilpert and Sophia Yen Scharpf
Joint Ventures in the People's Republic of China
Cultural Adaptations and Diffusion for Managerial Strategies and Responses in Hong Kong - Henry S R Kao, Ng Sek-Hong and Chan Yee Kwan
'Chinese' Motivation Theory and Application in China - Yu Wen Zhao
An Overview
PART TWO: WORK VALUES AND WORK ORGANIZATIONS
Overview
Culture and Work-Related Values in Thai Organizations - Suntaree Komin
Role of Social Values in Indian Organizations - Jai B P Sinha and Durganand Sinha
Interplay of Values in the Functioning of Indian Organizations - R C Tripathi
Organizational Functioning and Values in the Indian Context - Anand Prakash
Conceptualizations of Work, Family and Leisure by Managers of Information Technology - M C Knowles and Diana Taylor
Diversity and Communality in Venezuela Around the Concepts of Progress and Work - Jose Miguel Salazar
Their Effects on Organizations
Culture and Work Alienation - Rabindra N Kanungo
Western Models and Eastern Realities
PART THREE: LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Overview
The Japanese Meaning of Work and Small-Group Activities in Japanese Industrial Organizations - Jyuji Misumi
Theories on Leadership and Chinese Culture - Ling Wenquan and Fang Liluo
The Formulation of the CPM Model on Leadership Behaviour and a Chinese 'Implicit' Theory on Leadership Traits
The Efficient Managers of Self-Managed Enterprises in Yugoslavia - Bogdan Kavcic
Indonesian Managers - Ashar Sunyoto Munandar
Today and Tomorrow
Industrialization as a Self-Fulfilling Prophesy - Dov Eden
The Role of Expectations in Development
