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Self-management and work performance: an exploratory cross-cultural study

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  • Jane V. Wheeler
  • Amelia S. Carr
  • Steven H. Cady
  • Lillian Schumacher

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Without understanding one's self, individuals blindly and with a minimal amount of consciousness, go about their lives and their businesses. Understanding one's self and how it can influence work performance offers individuals the opportunity to more meaningfully carry out their duties and fulfil their work requirements. Sri Aurobindo, an Indian spiritual philosopher and advocate of self-management, argued that man is not the last step in the evolutionary process; rather, man is a transitional being with the capacity to collaborate in its own evolution. The international township of Auroville, India was founded with Aurobindo's vision in mind. We administered a questionnaire to people in Auroville and a comparable group in Ohio, USA. This cross-cultural study allowed us to test hypotheses and compare the samples. Results suggest that practicing self-management on a moment-to-moment basis can help a person become more self-aware, thereby enhancing the individual's work performance. Results and implications are provided.

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  • Jane V. Wheeler & Amelia S. Carr & Steven H. Cady & Lillian Schumacher, 2020. "Self-management and work performance: an exploratory cross-cultural study," International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 20(4), pages 510-533.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijicbm:v:20:y:2020:i:4:p:510-533
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    1. Neeraj Chopra & Rajiv Sindwani & Manisha Goel, 2022. "Prioritising teaching modalities by extending TOPSIS to single-valued neutrosophic environment," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 13(2), pages 855-866, April.

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