Jugaad: Its Antecedents and Consequences
Year: 2011
Type: preprint
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate specific Indian phenomenon of Jugaad and its position in the realm of creativity that makes it very unique and its relationship with Jugaad innovations. The paper also tries to figure out the factors that play enabling and disabling role towards Jugaad. It also tries to decipher and predict the probable impacts of Jugaad on the Indian society.Design/methodology/approach – We are part of the society and we witness the events and processes in our day to day activities. The primary data is collected through observation of these events, sometimes intentionally and most of the time unintentionally. Unintended observation is in the sense that being an integral part of society, we observe things and situations being unfolded around us almost regularly. But most of the time events and processes must be witnessed and observed with intensions of researching about it. These primary observations have been substantiated and organized by taking the data from secondary literature.Findings – The paper points out how this organizational absence helps and hampers creativity in its own unique way. In the unorganized sector, the main objective was to solve some important livelihood issue, but people, somehow, are also involved in the production of “new” ideas, products and services. This is called JUGAAD. Here, the talented people are involved in a very different kind of products and services. This paper takes into consideration wide array of variables and their respective enabling and disabling roles and contribution towards Jugaad which converts it into a veryunique Indian concept. Jugaad has not only caught the imagination of people of India but also the entire world.Research limitations – This study was conducted only in Indian Context. Hence, its generalizability is limited to India only. However, situations similar to India may also exist in other countries with its own uniqueness that may give rise to altogether different style of creativity.Practical implications – The research study offers several consequences of the unique Indian Jugaad. Originality/value –There is a dearth of literature on Jugaad and especially empirical research regarding Jugaad and its determinants and consequences.Paper type: Research paper.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: Mohnish Kumar
Institution: University of Delhi
Language: English
Subfield: Business and International Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2245922484