Summary
Contents
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Culture and Organizational Behaviour is a modular textbook that highlights the effect of the confluence of western and Indian cultural influences. This book presents the basic knowledge of organizational behavior as developed in the west, adds the latest global research findings, and situates them in the Indian cultural perspective. The book also highlights new issues that emanate from the interface of Indian culture and organizational behavior.
Key Features: Simple and relatively jargon-free language, accompanied by an Instructor's Manual; Measures and questionnaires for illustrations, discussions, and further explorations of researchable ideas; and Attempts to create enough space for the students, faculty, researchers, and policy makers to address theoretical as well as practical issues.
Well-Being: The Ultimate Goal of Life
Well-Being: The Ultimate Goal of Life
This Chapter Aims to
- Show three perspectives on well-being.
- Argue for rising above mundane to higher order needs.
- Describe theories of motivation.
- Discuss work values.
- Highlight stress management.
Approaches to Well-Being
The ultimate goal of life is to enjoy a state of well-being. Well-being at the most basic level means an absence of any physical, social, or psychological malfunctioning. That is, well-being means a healthy body and mind and a social outlook that enable a person to function effectively and hold a positive world view. Beyond the basics, well-being is conceptualized differently in Western and Indian cultures. Three ways of conceptualizing well-being are presented here—two Western and one Indian.
Indian Conceptualization
The Indian conceptualization of well-being visualizes ...
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