Seeking Feedback and Questionnaire Ideas for My Project on Indian Organizational Behavior

I have selected the topic "Indian Organisational Behaviour" for my project. I would appreciate the feedback from members of this forum on whether this is a good topic. I also request some help with a good questionnaire which would help me do proper research on the said topic. Any further information relating to the topic will also be most welcome. It will be very kind of you.

Hi, I am copying my response to your earlier post. I will certainly help you provided you do some background reading and then pose a focused and clear query.

The topic of "Indian Organizational Culture" is too wide. What type of organization (MNCs, SMEs, PUCs, etc.) are you thinking about? Are you thinking of Shop Floor culture or at the Director's level? For example, see SSRN-Organisational Control as Cultural Practice: A Shop Floor Ethnography of a Sheffield Steel Mill by Thomas Ahrens, Massimiliano Mollona.

Are you trying to find out how an organization's culture has changed when it is taken over or merged? Please see my posts on Research Methodology and other responses to queries at CiteHr.

Simhan A retired academic in the UK

First of all, I want to thank you for taking your precious time to visit my post, reply to me, and lend me a helping hand.

In India, employees are not often encouraged to participate in management decisions as they are in countries like Japan and other advanced nations. For instance, consider Quality Circles. Additionally, in India, employees are sometimes treated differently; in certain organizations, they are not paid according to their work. Employees frequently complain about their work and their bosses. It is also worth noting that in India, people often pray to their respective gods before starting work. In this project, I aim to highlight this unique behavior and culture prevalent in Indian organizations. My intention is to provide insight into Indian thoughts, practices, and how to conduct business in India for the benefit of upcoming MNCs and new entrepreneurs.

I plan to conduct research in medium-sized companies in Mumbai.

Hello Nankar (I hope I have addressed you properly, as you have not signed your message).

Some of the things you have stated (for example, praying to 'gods') are more a personal culture than an organizational culture. (HR experts, please correct me if I am wrong). I had worked in India for 5 years in the 60s in a defense establishment and I had not experienced any praying to God at work. However, I had participated in Ayudha pooja, Laxmi pooja, etc., during festivals. I am sure you are right; there are places and people where that practice is done (as I have read in the newspapers that even ministers do that).

I have not come across any questionnaire or studies. The best bet is to search the web and adapt from previous studies questions that are applicable and then devise your own to elicit information such as the practice of praying before starting work.

Best wishes,

Simhan