Living and Doing Psychology

Jai B. P. Sinha
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Jai B. P. Sinha: ASSERT Institute of Management Studies, Patna sinhajbp@gmail.com

Psychology and Developing Societies, 2010, vol. 22, issue 1, 95-120

Abstract: As I look back at about 45 years of my research journey, I see three somewhat overlapping phases showing that my research has co-evolved with the way I have related to my milieu. The first 15 years witnessed my struggle to outgrow the alien framework by conducting research that, I thought, addressed the most salient socio-cultural issues in the Indian context with the methods that seemed to be the most appropriate. For the next 15 years, I tried to claim a legitimate space for my research on the international landscape. My encounters there—enriching and yet frustrating—led me to realise that I can at best be an Indian cultural psychologist. In the third phase, therefore, I returned to focus on my ongoing interest in organisational behaviour that I believe is deeply embedded in the Indian societal culture inheriting psycho-philosophical thoughts from the ancient time. Hence, I have been exploring, through multi-authored, multi-centred and multi-methods research, how the ancient Indian wisdom has filtered through contemporary experiences to create an inclusive Indian mindset that manifests in social and organisational behaviour.

Keywords: Development; Indian culture; autobiographical; life style; collectivism; work values (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/097133360902200104

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