Understanding Attractive Work in a Globalized World, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017 Studies from India and Sweden
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Date de parution : 12-2018
Ouvrage de 308 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Date de parution : 12-2017
Ouvrage de 308 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Mots-clés :
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
