sense of belongingness

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Some thoughts on

sense of belongingness

G. Mathew Srirangam

Dept. of ZoologyANDHRA LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

VIJAYAWADA

'It's just like a family


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SENSE OF

BELONGINGNESS

SENSE OF

BELONGINGNESS

SENSE OF

BELONGINGNESS

SENSE OF

BELONGINGNESS

SENSE OF

BELONGINGNESS


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Once upon a time there was a shepherd looking after his sheep on the sideof a deserted road. Suddenly, a brand new Jeep screeches to a halt next tohim. The driver - a young man dressed in a suit, shoes, sunglasses, - getsout and asks the shepherd, 'If I guess how many sheep you have, will yougive me one of them?'The shepherd looks at the young man, then looks at the grazing sheep andreplies, 'Okay.' The young man parks his car and connects his notebook tothe Internet. He logs in to the NASA website, scans the ground using hisGPS, opens a database and prints out a report on his portable printer. Heturns to the shepherd and says, 'You have 1586 sheep here.' The shepherdanswers, 'That's correct, you may have your sheep.'The young man takes his animal and puts it in the back of his Jeep. Theshepherd looks at the young man and says, 'If I guess your profession, willyou return the animal to me?'

'Yes, why not.''You are a consultant.''That's amazing, how did you know?''Very simple,' answers the shepherd. 'First, you come here without beingcalled. Second, you charge me for something I already knew and third, youdon't understand anything about my business. Now can I have my sheep

back?'


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Belongingness..

Relatedness

Positive relationships

Central feature is identity


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Belongingness comes with

commitment

The quality of a person's life is in direct

proportion to their commitment to excellence,

regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

There are only two options regarding

commitment. You're either in or out. There's no

such thing as a life in-between.


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Commitment

Commitment is generally referred to as an enduring

desire to maintain a relationship

The concept of commitment is similar to the concept

of a long-term orientation that comprises the desire andutility of a buyer to have a long-term relationship with a

seller

Stronger the commitment, the more likely is to

overcome potential obstacles in the employer-employee

relationship, resulting in employee loyalty.


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Commitment

The mother of the bride did not look happy at thewedding Mass or at the reception which followed.Before the newly married couple could leave fortheir honeymoon, she asked to see his son-in-law

in private.It turned out that she wanted him to sign an unusual

delivery receipt, on which she had written thefollowing words:

"Received from Mrs. Barbara Wallace her daughterAlice who is in good working condition."

"NO RETURN, NO EXCHANGE."


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Commitment

Affective commitment

Calculative commitment and

Normative commitment.


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Affective commitment

Affective commitment can be defined as

a partys desire to continue arelationship because of the enjoyment of

the relationship for its own sake, apart

from the instrumental worth andbecause they experience a sense of

loyalty andbelongingness


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Calculative commitment

Calculative or continuance commitment

can be defined as the degree to whichchannel members experience the need to

maintain a relationship, given the

significant perceived termination of switching costs associated withleaving.


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Normative commitment

Normative commitment is reflected

in the (moral) obligation to stay inarelationship


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Normative commitment

Normative commitment is reflected

in the (moral) obligation to stay inarelationship


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Why I should alone be committed to

the organisation?

Keeper of the Spring


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Why I should alone be committed to the

organisation?

Never become discouraged with the seemingsmallness of your task, job, or life. Clingfast to the words of Edward Everett

I am only one,

But still I am one.I cannot do everything,

But still I can do something.And because I cannot do everything

I will not refuse to doThe something that I can do.

The key to accomplishment is believing that

what you can do will make a difference.


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Personal loyalty vs Institutional loyality

Basicallypersonal loyalty is loyalty to a personor your own small group while Institutionalloyalty is loyalty to the overall company or

organization.


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Organisational Culture

Concept of organisational culture and sharedvalues as a means of analysing the internal

operating environment

A family dimension in the ownership and

management.

The shared values of a sense of belonging,

honesty, loyalty, trust and respect will

automatically follow the family culture within an

organisation.


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Developing an Organisational Culture

Five Monkeys and Banana


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.our role

What if you were asked to share two words

that describe your Life at ALIET?


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.our role

would your focus be the lumps, bumps, and

unfairness, or are you committed to dwell on

those things that are good, right, and lovely?


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.what we need?

Wranglers and Stranglers


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.what we need?

Talent between the two? Probably the same.

Level of education? Not much difference.

But the Stranglers strangled, while theWranglers were determined to give each other a

lift.

The Stranglers promoted an atmosphere ofcontention and self doubt. The Wranglers

highlighted the best, not the worst.


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.what we need?

You are Wonderful


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.what we need?

We all need people in our Lives who are

willing to stand up once in a while and say,

"I think you are wonderful. "


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Lets have the feeling of togetherness

Togetherness is a feeling. A feeling whichgives happiness, warmth, confidence,

assurance and above all a sense of

belongingness.

Human beings owe their existence and

survival to this very feeling. Right from the

womb of his mother, a child is deeply and

strongly associated with this feeling of

togetherness. After his birth, he finds

peace and strength in the presence of his

mother, father, grand parents, siblings,relatives and friends. This togetherness

is to be realised even in our world of

work, in the organisation in which we

are working for.


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A Big Thanks

.for your patient listening

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