Effective Organizations and Social Values - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803991908 ISBN 13: 9780803991903

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

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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Review:

`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

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0803991908
• ISBN 13: 9780803991903
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Kao Henry S R, Sinha Durganand, Sek-Hong Ng