dia, the condition of the employees was sought to be improved through building tolerant organizations with minimal conflict. But it worked other way as employees construed these employee friendly policies to meet their personal and social obligations while neglecting work requirements.Indian Organizations of TodayThe Indian organizations of today tend to possess a blend of Western and Japanese corporate philosophy and show a strong orientation towards Indian cultural milieu and traditions at the same time. The Japanese philosophy of social interaction and giving a lot of consideration to human values at the organizational level has also driven Indian growing organizations to strive for a open work culture. Similarly as per Western philosophy, individualism also exists to a certain extent in every organization but the Indian mindset always gives it a backseat when it comes to clashes between the two interests within a group. Privatization has changed the power distribution equations completely. For the organizations to remain competitive in the increasingly globalized market, it has become imperative for the Indian organizations to make strategy for an effective work culture that can motivate the employees to give their best and for achieving technological excellence. Innovative management practices combined with nurturance of the employees, so that the latter can grow, assume a learning mode, and take on the responsibility of keeping the industries competitive. The ‘knowledge based industries’, the new economy drivers, can be considered for perfectly qualifying this definition.Performance based promotion system has become the hallmark of the organizations in these industries Appropriate reinforcement systems have been developed for rewarding better performance and punishing work shirking behaviors. Corruption which has totally damaged the work culture in many of the PSUs, Government organizations and in some private organiza...
