PurusharthaPub Date : 2017-05-21DOI: 10.21844/PAJMES.V10I1.7791
Manish Das, M. Chanda
{"title":"Construction of Personality Measurement Scale Based on the 'Guna-Traya' Concepts of the Bhagavad-Gita","authors":"Manish Das, M. Chanda","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V10I1.7791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V10I1.7791","url":null,"abstract":"Human behavior is the outcome of his/her associated Personality. Behavior plays an important role in\u0000success be it individual or organizational. Organization strives for individual with right kind of personality\u0000for success and sustainability. Researchers tried to define personality from various perspectives with hardly\u0000any consensus. They also attempted to construct suitable mechanism/instruments to measure it. Though\u0000there are wide disagreements among researchers regarding the success/ applicability of these instruments,\u0000it is without any doubt that there are requirements for such attempts. This research in an attempt in this\u0000regard to construct an instrument to measure personality based on the most respected religious epic of the\u0000Hindus': The Bhagavad-Gita. The idea of personality modes (Guna): Swattva, Rajas and Tamas, their\u0000presence and dominance in a human being as described in the Bhagavad-Gita are converted into\u0000personality measuring statements and a scale is finalized by applying appropriate research methodology.\u0000The instrument for measuring personality emerged as a 9 dimensional instrument with 56 statements.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"320 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77580165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PurusharthaPub Date : 2016-09-03DOI: 10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6940
Naveen Parameswar, Rajiv Prasad
{"title":"Humanistic Leadership, Organizational Culture and Corporate Citizenship Behaviour","authors":"Naveen Parameswar, Rajiv Prasad","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6940","url":null,"abstract":"Leadership plays a significant role in shaping an organization's culture. A new type of organization is emerging that aims at not only earning profit through its business, but also at contributing to the benefit and well being of the members of the society. These organizations are led by a new type of leader who is called a humanistic leader (Prasad, 2011). This paper looks at the importance of humanistic leadership style in shaping this new type of organization. We also look at these organizations using the lens of established frameworks such as the Corporate Social Responsibility pyramid developed by Buchholtz & Carroll. These organizations look at the well-being of all stakeholders including owners, vendors, customers, employees and other shareholders. These organizations behave like responsible corporate citizens and new emerging research suggests that these organizations are being rewarded by their customers, as well as the shareholders. This development will in turn create a new model of business which is based on win-win strategy for all the stakeholders of an organization. Many of these new class of leaders display higher order needs such as self-transcendence and self-actualization in the Maslow's schema of needs arranged in a hierarchical pyramid. This paper suggests that the research in the areas of individual motivation of leaders can be merged with research in the area of leadership and organizational culture to help understand this new emerging trend.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"422 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85528113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PurusharthaPub Date : 2016-09-03DOI: 10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6938
Bhavesh A. Kinkhabwala
{"title":"A Research Study on Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya with Specific Reference to the Principles and Practices of Management and Relevance in Modern Times with Lessons to be Learnt for Managers/ CEOs","authors":"Bhavesh A. Kinkhabwala","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6938","url":null,"abstract":"Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya was born in 8th Century A.D. at village Kaladi situated on the banks of the Periyar River in Kerala, India. Many scholars of Sanskrit language, Indian history, Culture and ethos are of common opinion that Hindu religion would not have been in existence if Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya would not have been lived / taken birth. He has been widely known as an incarnation of Lord Shiva. This paper attempts to study and develop an insight from the life, events, teachings, lineage and practices of “Jagadguru Shankaracharya” and co-relating the same to the contemporary concepts, practices of management discipline and chart out lessons to be learnt for the managers / CEOs.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85950812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PurusharthaPub Date : 2016-09-03DOI: 10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6945
Sony Kumari, Datta S. Taware, K. Akhilesh, H. Nagendra
{"title":"Conceptual Exploration of Leadership Phenomenon through 'Vedanta Model of Leadership’","authors":"Sony Kumari, Datta S. Taware, K. Akhilesh, H. Nagendra","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6945","url":null,"abstract":"This article is providing a conceptual model for development of leadership competencies. Considering leadership as a phenomenon of Complex Adaptive Systems comprising multiple components as leader, follower and context; authors explore 'Vedanta Model of Leadership' based on Philosophy of Advaita Vedanta by Adi Shankaracharya. Organisations are manifestations of a complex phenomenon which can be explained through triad concept of Self-People-Situations representing Brahman-Jiva-Prakruti model of Existence.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"7 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83651937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Workplace spirituality: A review of approaches to conceptualization and operationalization","authors":"K.P. NandanPrabhu Sunand, L.L.R. Rodrigues, K.P.V. Ramana Kumar","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6936","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6936","url":null,"abstract":"Workplace Spirituality is a contextualized phenomenon that seeks to identify and build meaning, connectedness and the sense of transcendence at workplace. In this regard, this paper analyzes the different approaches of researchers to pin down the concept of workplace spirituality. Further, it probes into the diverse ways in which various research constructs of workplace spirituality have been operationalized. In this connection, discussion is made with regard to levels of analysis of the constructs of workplace spirituality. The concept of workplace spirituality is situated as a contextualized phenomenon of spirituality in general, even as religion is distinguished from spirituality. The originality of this paper lies in the comparative study that it makes of the constructs of workplace spirituality conceptualized and operationalized by prior research at individual, group and organizational levels. Further, this paper has critically reviewed the scales that have been developed to capture the construct of workplace spirituality in its varied conceptualizations. Furthermore, this paper has identified the elements of commonly agreed upon dimensions of workplace spirituality that are sought to be operationalized across different measurement scales of workplace spirituality. Accordingly, this paper has theoretically contributed towards the development of robust measurement scales of the sub-constructs of workplace spirituality.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"66 1","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86656493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PurusharthaPub Date : 2016-09-03DOI: 10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6943
V. Tiwari, Sanjay Singh
{"title":"Role of Occupational Stress to the Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment","authors":"V. Tiwari, Sanjay Singh","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6943","url":null,"abstract":"Stress, the word whenever strikes the mind is usually interpreted in negative terms though in practice stress as a variable can be a good motivator if present only to a certain level (eustress), but when it crosses that minimum required limit and turns into distress, it may cause an employee loose interest in the job and hence reduce the job satisfaction level and hence may result into a lesser commitment to organization. It may even become such a big de-motivator that can even reduce the energy and zeal of an employee to even work any further. Thus this study is an attempt in finding out the relationship that organizational commitment shares with job satisfaction and the impact that occupational stress has on the relationship.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73952804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PurusharthaPub Date : 2016-09-03DOI: 10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6942
Akanksha Dubey, Mrinalini Pandey
{"title":"No One Can Serve Two Masters: A Contradictory Opinion in Case of Organizational Politics and Ethics","authors":"Akanksha Dubey, Mrinalini Pandey","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6942","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6942","url":null,"abstract":"Organizational politics is seen as a process through which one tries to fulfill their goals without considering the well- being of others. The ways adopted for fulfillment of goals might be sanctioned or unsanctioned (Mintzberg, 1985). Ethics works as a foundation for the Organisation as it provides employees with a shared value system around which the intra organizational and inter organisation communication takes place. The aim of this research paper is to find out whether politics and ethics survives subsist together in an organization or not. An empirical study has been conducted to attain our objective. The study was conducted in Academic organisations. The idea behind selecting Academic organisation is that these institutions are considered as idle organizations where one learns morals, values and discipline. The outcome of this study shows that ethics and politics can be present together in an organisation.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80050107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PurusharthaPub Date : 2016-09-03DOI: 10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6937
S. Rawat
{"title":"Traits of Transformational Leader: Durga Saptshati- A Case Study","authors":"S. Rawat","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6937","url":null,"abstract":"Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence people to achieve desired goals. Different studies in this area have propounded various theories ranging from Trait theory of leadership to behavioral approach models to contingency models. Earlier people were of the opinion that individuals are born with leadership traits, either they are born leaders or are not. Then came a phase when people realized that these traits can be acquired too. But all these studies could not come up with any conclusive list of leadership traits. Various successful leaders may have similar traits but we are yet to come across the set of traits that every leader must possess. In nut shell we may say that, “which traits to acquire”, which specific traits make you a leader is still a question? Now a day's increasingly, scholars are talking about transformational leadership as a tool to get better results in the organization. Transformational leaders influence the employee job satisfaction & morale in a positive manner. Responding to this requirement of industry, in this paper the researcher has made an attempt to identify the traits which a transformational leader must possess. The study is based on a descriptive analysis of Durga Saptashati - a Hindu religious text. The study arrived at a conclusive summary of the traits of a transformational leader. Study revealed that the transformational leader has to be perceived as a man with solutions rather than the man with problems.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90520762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PurusharthaPub Date : 2016-09-03DOI: 10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6939
Shruti Traymbak, Pranab Kumar, A. Jha
{"title":"Examining Moderating Effects of Gender between Role Stress and Job Satisfaction among Software Employees","authors":"Shruti Traymbak, Pranab Kumar, A. Jha","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6939","url":null,"abstract":"Role stress has been extensively studied in organizational psychology and the present study focused on two types of role stress: role conflict and role ambiguity. The purpose of the study is to examine the moderating effect of gender in the relationship between role stress and job satisfaction for software professionals which had received little attention in Indian context. A Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to analyze the data which includes confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), path analysis and multi-group moderation analysis. The results of the study revealed that there was slight increase in negative effect of role conflict on job satisfaction and slight decrease in negative effect of role ambiguity on job satisfaction among female employees. In case of male there was no increase or decrease in negative effect of role conflict and role ambiguity on job satisfaction. This study found invariant moderation effect of gender on relationship between role stress (role conflict and role ambiguity) and job satisfaction. Research implications, suggestions for role stress management and scope for future research are provided.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79269815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PurusharthaPub Date : 2016-09-03DOI: 10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6941
Y. Joshi
{"title":"Investigating the Influence of Spirituality, Environmental Concern and Ecological Knowledge on Consumers' Green Purchase Intention","authors":"Y. Joshi","doi":"10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21844/PAJMES.V9I2.6941","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the influence of spirituality, environmental concern and ecological knowledge on consumers green purchase intention. The sample was undergraduate students of the University of Delhi. Using hierarchical multiple regression analysis, this study found that spirituality, environmental concern and ecological knowledge significantly influenced consumers green purchase intention. Therefore, this study supports the idea that spirituality, environmental concern and ecological knowledge should correspond to a stronger desire to consume the pro-environmental product. Further, this research finding may help public policy makers in fostering green consumption and marketers in designing sustainable marketing strategies.","PeriodicalId":53527,"journal":{"name":"Purushartha","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87366025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}