Effects of Beliefs in Indian Philosophy: Paternalism and Citizenship Behaviour
KEY WORDS
Indian philosophy (karma, atma, and moksha), Paternalism,
Organizational Citizenship Behaviors
We investigate the effects of beliefs in Indian philosophy (karma, atma, and moksha) on paternalism and citizenship behaviors. First, we studied the relationship between self-reported beliefs in Indian philosophy and sexism by studying a group of 257 students in a management institute. Second, we studied the relationship between self-reported beliefs in Indian philosophy and supervisor reported organizational citizenship behavior by studying a group of 205 leader-follower pairs from two large Indian organizations. We found that individuals who had a strong belief in Indian philosophy displayed attitudes of benevolent sexism (specifically paternalism) towards women and some citizenship behaviors.
Zubin R. Mulla
Venkat R. Krishnan
We investigate the effects of beliefs in Indian philosophy (karma, atma, and moksha) on paternalism and citizenship behaviors. First, we studied the relationship between self-reported beliefs in Indian philosophy and sexism by studying a group of 257 students in a management institute. Second, we studied the relationship between self-reported beliefs in Indian philosophy and supervisor reported organizational citizenship behavior by studying a group of 205 leader-follower pairs from two large Indian organizations. We found that individuals who had a strong belief in Indian philosophy displayed attitudes of benevolent sexism (specifically paternalism) towards women and some citizenship behaviors.