Investigating Cultural Aspects in Indian Organizations Empirical Evi
The purpose of this edited collection is to analyze the cultural aspects of Indian organizations. As the world’s largest and most diverse democracy, Indian society can be best described as an amalgam of multiple cultures, value systems, socio-political an
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Vijay Pereira Ashish Malik Editors
Investigating Cultural Aspects in Indian Organizations Empirical Evidence
India Studies in Business and Economics
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Vijay Pereira • Ashish Malik Editors
Investigating Cultural Aspects in Indian Organizations Empirical Evidence
Editors Vijay Pereira Department of Organisation Studies and HRM University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, UK
Ashish Malik Newcastle Business School The University of Newcastle Ourimbah, NSW, Australia
ISSN 2198-0012 ISSN 2198-0020 (electronic) India Studies in Business and Economics ISBN 978-3-319-16097-9 ISBN 978-3-319-16098-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-16098-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015936669 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
In the 1990s, there was a considerable debate over Asian values, which was sparked by the tiger economies of East Asia, and in particular, by political leaders including Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew and Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamed. Asian values, they argued, were the product of a particular cultural configuration that distinguished them from the individualism of European ideals. In contrast to European values, Asian values and culture were represented as being rooted deeply within principles of collectivism. Underpinning these values were notions of filial piety and loyalty to family, the organisation or indeed the nation, where personal freedom was secondary to the greater good of collective identity. Interestingly, these debates were linked inextricably to certain forms of democracy and were highly charged politically. In other parts of Asia, such as Japan, there were also related notions of culture that suggested certain uniqueness about
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