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Positive Action: Cultural Insights into Motivation

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  • C. Panduranga Bhatta

    (Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India)

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The motivational theories are all partially true, and explain the behaviour of certain people at certain times. The search for a generalized theory of motivation at work appears to be a vain quest. There are certain concepts in ancient Indian cultural tradition which guided and motivated people to achieve outstanding results in various fields, including business. One such concept is the welfare of all human beings (lokasamgraha) which insist upon man's positive participation in various activities of the world of actuality. When leaders adopt lokasamgraha as the mission for their enterprises and make it the pillar of their management philosophy then they are able to provide incomparably dynamic and effective leadership besides inspiring their followers for positive action. Re-examining this concept along with other related concepts for our learning is the main objective of this article.

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  • C. Panduranga Bhatta, 2002. "Positive Action: Cultural Insights into Motivation," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 3(1), pages 39-52, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:globus:v:3:y:2002:i:1:p:39-52
    DOI: 10.1177/097215090200300103
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