2.8.4 Fatalism
The tendency to depend on or refer to unknown factors is very high in India. This is known as fatalism. The general tendency is to see outside forces as highly important. There have been historical reasons for this, and because of long experience of dependency on various factors, this tendency has persisted. It is seen in two ways in organisations.
Cynicism
In many organisations, fatalism (which, by implication, means lack of faith that one can do something about certain things and that their control lies somewhere outside) leads to a general cynical tendency that things are bad and cannot be improved. Such cynicism is stronger amongst intellectuals. If the internal locus of control in people is low and their ability is high, they ...
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