EXPLORING WORK VALUES IN RABINDRASANGEET: ABSTRACT

This paper has been presented in the 1ST International Conference on People Management in Organizations: Issues & Challenges, Jyotirmoy School of Business,
Jyotirmoy Knowledge Park, Kalikapur, Sonarpur, Kolkata – 743330




EXPLORING WORK VALUES IN RABINDRASANGEET



Debdulal Dutta Roy,
Psychology Research Unit
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

&

Esa Bandopadhyay
Performing Art Therapy Centre
Rabindrabharati University,Kolkata


Date: 31.12.2010

Abstract

Importance: With the increasing complexity and industrialization of society work for many people has become more and more simply a means towards the end of earning a living. However, we are in danger of over-generalizing this trend and pushing it to its logical conclusion, expecting that working serves only a means function. Work value contingent upon tangible rewards induces dissonance in the Quality of working life in the organization. It is embedded dimension within the cultural fabric of society. One can understand the culture by analysis of performing arts like songs, music, drama, scriptures and drawing. Rabindranath Tagore composed several songs (Rabindrasangeet) filled with several stress reducing postulates (Dutta Roy, 2010). Objective: Aim of this study is to explore work values in the Rabindrasangeet. Method: Some songs of Rabindranath Tagore were selected where in the word ‘ Karma’ or ‘Kaaj’ is depicted as they reflect the meaning of work. Results: Content analysis revealed a set of work values imbibed in the songs. These values are freedom, self-understanding, self-power, advancement, sacrifice, inquisitiveness, significance and harmony. Finally some postulates were framed to frame new theory of work values. Implications: The study has several implications in analysis of performing art for development of theories in management. Second, the extracted values will give new direction of research in shaping quality of life of people at work.

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