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The main goal of this chapter is to understand how religious values impact human resource management (HRM) practices in India. HRM practices are embedded in a country’s social and cultural contexts. The understanding of these emic factors will definitely help business practitioners formulate better practices that are congruent with the local culture (Gannon and Pillai 2010, 2013).
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Rao, P. (2015). The Role of Religion on Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices in India. In: Pereira, V., Malik, A. (eds) Investigating Cultural Aspects in Indian Organizations. India Studies in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16098-6_2
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