NAME: Sandesh Sajjanar

USN: 1DS20BA090

ARTICLE

Work Culture in India

India is one among the foremost powerful emerging economies with
the world’s second largest population. Located in South Asia, it's
land boundaries with Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal and
Bhutan. As the world’s 7th largest country, there are many
variations across the land, including industries, geographic segments
and on top of that, culture.

Hierarchy
There is high power distance in India. It is fully acceptable for
strong hierarchy to occur in most Indian organisations. They have
high need of structuring relationships, with an aim to connect a
group of responsibilities and expectations to a particular person
during a senior position. Typically, the manager is liable for taking
care of his or her* employees, and reciprocally , her subordinates
are going to be expected to point out great loyalty to her with none
questions on her authority.
Keep in mind that India may be a big country, carrying the slogan
‘unity in diversity’ for a reason, hence organisational structures are
often very different from the north to the south.

Decision-Making
Very long deciding processes should be expected when it involves
working with Indians. They are quite comfortable with uncertainty
and ambivalence, so delays in decision-making usually happen unless
making a choice has become absolutely urgent.
Most of the main decisions are made by senior managers. Employees
are sometimes encouraged to require decisions at lower levels. Tasks
and assignments should be divided into small and controllable units,
in order that the management can easily keep track and supervise.

Appointments
It is uncommon to line up a meeting to satisfy a colleague working
within the same organisation, unless that person is on senior
management level. People simply stop by and that they expect you to
be available for a gathering .
Appointments for commercial purposes shouldn't be scheduled too
far within the future, since there are high chances that they will be
cancelled.

Dress Code
The Indian dress-code is relatively casual. Male employees will wear
trousers and collared shirts to figure . A jacket and a tie are often
added when needed or for the more senior managers. Often female
workers wear a vibrant salwar kameez. Also on the management level
female managers mostly wear sarees.wherever the text reads she or
her, we will also replace this by him or his.

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