Why are employees in some organizations committed to work while their counterparts in others alienated from it? This question is subjected to empirical analysis in this volume, which identifies two distinct work cultures: `soft' and `synergetic'. Soft culture is typified by pliant management and the dominance in employees' lives of non-work activities and influences, while in the synergetic culture management is assertive, hard work is rewarded, ample welfare is provided and good union relations are cultivated. Sinha demonstrates that Indian socio-cultural values can equally support either kind of work culture.
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`This book will be of interest to students and teachers of public administration and management. Managers will find it of use in renewing their organizations towards synergetic work culture. Jai B P Sinha and his associates have done a good job and deserve compliments for their endeavour.' - Indian Journal of Public Administration
`This is an interesting study which provides an absorbing account of the work culture prevailing in India....It is a book wholeheartedly recommended for those who wish to gain insight into the work culture in the country.' - The Economic Times
`The author successfully analyses the major causes by identifying and examining the impact of forces responsible for the different work cultures in the Indian context.' - The Hindu
`The indicators of soft and syngertic work cultures given in the book would be found useful by all organisations in assessing their own deficiencies....a book which ought to be read by all political leaders, top managers as also students of business administration and personnel management.' - Maharashtra Business Herald
`This is an excellent book well worth reading and keeping on one's library shelf. It should be in the hands of professors, managers, students and others who have theoretical and practical interest in the crucially important topic of the work culture of this country and ways to improve it.' - Management and Labour Studies
`Sinha's study is a valuable contribution to the sociology of industry in India. He has incorporated into his analysis a wide array of parameters determining work culture.' - The Hindustan Times
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978-0-8039-9653-3 (9780803996533)
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Jai B.P. Sinha is Professor, Psychology and Management at the ASSERT Institute of Management Studies, Patna. He has a long-standing career of over 40 years in research and teaching. He is an authority on cultural influences on organizational behaviour. He taught psychology in Bihar, Ranchi, and Patna universities. He was a Visiting Professor at Hunter College, New York, and Wake Forest University, NC (USA), where he taught social psychology. He taught cross-cultural management courses during his tenure as a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal (Canada). In 2005, he was a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Management at the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
Professor Sinha is also a well-known writer and has authored several books. His latest publications include Patterns of Work Culture: Cases and Strategies for Culture Building (SAGE 2000), Managing Cultural Diversity for Productivity: The Asian Ways (ed.) (Asian Productivity Organization 2000), and Multinationals in India: Managing the Interface of Cultures (SAGE 2004).
Work Culture
The Indian Social Milieu
Research Strategy
The Soft Work Culture
The Synergetic Work Culture
Soft Work Culture in Banking Organizations
From Specifics to General
Organizational Building
