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Analyses the concept of attractive workplace from a multicultural perspective
Demonstrates new perspectives of carrying out cross-cultural research
Emphasizes CSR and equal opportunities as organizational values for identifying attractive workplaces
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book discusses organizational values and their implications for perceived attractiveness and effectiveness of the workplace through cross-cultural research in India and Sweden. The authors provide information on how organizational values are conceptualized, presented and perceived by manager-level employees through cases from manufacturing, information technology (IT), healthcare, and education sectors in a developing and fast-growing economy like India versus a developed and stabilized economy like Sweden. Comparative results from these two very different countries provide knowledge that can be applied to make the workplace attractive in the context of globalized business processes.Â
The authors present corporate social responsibility (CSR) and equal opportunities for men and women in the organization (EO) as important values in making the workplace attractive, where attractiveness is conceived in terms of organizational commitment and employees’ intention to leave. The two selected values are particularly important as India is the first country in the world to come up with a mandatory CSR law, whereas Sweden has a long history of CSR and EO. The book demonstrates how work organizations in both countries are promoting these values to meet the challenges of attraction and retention of employees.Â
The findings in this book are based on data gathered from various sources and sample groups in India and Sweden. The book generates insight and valuable information for researchers of organizational psychology, human resource management, cross-cultural management, as well as for work managers and HR professionals.
Keywords
- Attractive work
- CSR in Sweden
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Cross-cultural research on attractive work
- Cultural challenges in multinational companies
- Employee retention
- Employer Branding
- Gender Equality at work
- Human resource management in India
- Organizational commitment
- Organizational culture
- Organizational values across sectors
- Organizational values in India
- Strategic human resource management
Authors and Affiliations
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The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
Urmi Nanda Biswas
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Department of Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Karin Allard
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Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Anders Pousette
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Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Annika Härenstam
About the authors
Karin Allard is Director of the Master Programme, Strategic Human Resource Management and Labour Relations and Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Anders Pousette is Researcher of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Annika Härenstam is Professor of Work Science with special focus on work organisation, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding Attractive Work in a Globalized World
Book Subtitle: Studies from India and Sweden
Authors: Urmi Nanda Biswas, Karin Allard, Anders Pousette, Annika Härenstam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6133-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6131-8Published: 13 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5576-9Published: 11 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6133-2Published: 27 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 308
Number of Illustrations: 65 illustrations in colour
Topics: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Management, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology