According to Findly (2002), the dogma of Hinduism is also extremely varied, drawing on textual materials including the Rg -- and Atharvavedas, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavadgita, Arthasastra, and Abhijnanasakuntalam, as well as the Ayurveda Samihitas, Brahmanas, Upanisads, Dharmasastras, and Puranas (925). While there are countless individual interpretations and beliefs that exist within the general framework of what is termed "Hinduism" in the West, the worldview of modern Hinduism is considered a framework in which to interpret humankind and the world in which it exists, evolving in a modern nation-state that has experienced technological, economical, and socio-political modernization as well as fundamental demographic changes that resulted in some reinterpretations of the underlying philosophical foundations during the mid-20th century (Ramstedt 251)
For example, Shattuck (1999) advises, "There is great diversity in beliefs, there are different deities, philosophies, and paths, but all of these require adherence to particular rules of behavior" (15). While Hinduism is a global religion, it is most widely practiced in South Asia, and is the dominant religion of India and Nepal; in addition, Hinduism is practiced in Sri Lanka, and has adherents in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well (Shattuck 16)
The confusion emanates from Hindu's believe in so many different Gods, which contributes to the existence of many different sects in the religion. However, these sects worship Braham, which implies that their origin is from Braham, the creator God (Achari, 2013)
With regards to the issue of identity, Christians maintain that humans are unique and purposeful creations of God. According to Genesis 1:28-30 and Genesis 2:15, mankind was not only created in God's image and likeliness, but was also given the authority to rule over the earth through caring for plant life and livestock (Gutierrez & Weider, 2011, p
However, these sects worship Braham, which implies that their origin is from Braham, the creator God (Achari, 2013). On the question of identity, Hindus maintain that all living beings are manifestations of God regardless of their forms (Hays, 2011)
These factors are the belief in God's love for mankind and incarnation of God as well as the cultivation of love for and commitment to an intensely personal God. These similarities are demonstrated in the spiritual status of Christ and Krishna, who is the major Hindu incarnation of God (Wolfe, 1995)
"A Christian point-of-view is very relevant in this controversy. Opinion polls can be of great help to a government that is committed to the biblical norm that those who are in a position of authority have the duty to serve those over whom they have authority" (Geertsema 1987) In a business context, it could be argued that people must be able to rationally evaluate the evidence presented to them by a business that a particular product, service, or treatment is useful or not useful
"The ability to be creative in building interdisciplinary bridges can be risky, especially when the parties that are served do not understand the statistical process. The statistician must not only make sense out of the data but also develop the means to insure the proper interpretation of such information by all relevant parties" (Ostapski & Superville 2001)
As the APA asserts, the best counseling therapy recognizes that full human psychological profile by allowing those beliefs to exist in the therapy setting. In a recent work detailing how to best synthesize spirituality with counseling, it is stated that, "Counselors who ignore or avoid this essential dimension of human experience can miss opportunities for supporting and fostering psychological growth" (Curtis and Davis, 1999)
Decision is something only subjects may perform, and therefore something for which they must assume complete responsibility. The intention here is to secure the independence of subjects from forces and contexts external to themselves in order to maintain agency for their own existence" (Johanson, 2010)
Integrating Behavioral Theory in which actual behaviors are evaluated with Rational Emotive Behavior Theory in which the client's thought processes are dissected along with Cognitive Theory where evaluation of life problems is the goal and ultimately evaluating the client through Existential Theory can help the counselor reach a more complete perspective on their client and optimize treatment to allow for a healthy client to emerge. Jones and Butman (1991) argue for the utility of mixing theories as not doing so in a sense leaves the client not fully realized in the counselor's mind (Jones & Butman, 1991)
Furthermore, this paradigm addresses the value rational thinking within a religious framework. "Rational Emotive Behavior Theory can be summarized in one sentence by Ellis's paraphrase of Epictetus, the stoic philosopher; 'It's never the events that happen that make us disturbed, but our view of them'" (Murdock, 2009)
In recent years, the scholarly field of clinical counseling has gradually recognized the need to be more inclusive in recognizing the religious and spiritual factors which shape clients' lives. Evidence can be found in the American Psychological Association recent decision to include religious identity as a key element of human psychology (Wolf, 2001)
63). The study of organizational behavior is an ever-growing field, and the field is highly influential in the business world with practitioners such as Peter Drucker and Peter Senge, who turned the academic research into business practice (Ash, 2002, pp
32). Organizational Behavior Organizational behavior is the systematic and scientific analysis of individuals, groups and organizations for the purpose of understanding, predicting, and improving the performance of individuals, and ultimately the organizations in which they work (Gloor, Olguin and Pentland, 2009, pp
Should one individual stray away from the goal, a projected sale could be lost, harming the group as well as themselves. A collective understanding and collectively high motivation regarding the task at hand is the only thing that allows a group to remain a unified group, and is the only thing that hinders a goal from being achieved (Hackman, 2010, pp
The benefits of working individually. In such circumstances, upper management in two researched office settings found that there was a positive correlation between individualized work approaches and creativity which significantly benefited the overall working community (Hirst, Knippenberg and Zhou, 2009, pp
14). At the individual level, several aspects such as personality, perceptions, attitudes, and judgment are studied; at the group level, one is concerned with the way groups are formed, group dynamics and group performance; at the organizational level, different types of organizational structures and the way these structures affect the performance of the organization are studied (Pentland, 2006, pp
68). There are three essential building blocks that make up the field of organizational behavior: the individual, groups, and the organization (Poole, Hollingshead and Rohrbaugh, 2004, pp
On an individualized basis, our personalities and behaviors have little to do with outside stimuli or the perceptions of other people, but exist solely on a level which pleases ourselves. In sociology, for example, individual behavior is considered to have no meaning, being not directed at other people, thus exemplifying the most basic human action (Robinson, 2009, pp