MUMBAI: Overall faith in personal belief or superstition is quite high (62%) among employees in India, and more than half of respondents (51%) follow superstition at their workplace. While vaastu shastra and feng shui are the most common practices followed at the workplace, the personal favourites are lucky charms like stones, colour specific items, specific number oriented items and the ubiquitous bamboo shoot, says a survey by TeamLease Services , staffing solutions company. The survey ' Superstitions@Workplace' adds that management in India is generally adaptive to various superstitious beliefs of employees, and does not restrict them from practicing it at work as long as it does not negatively affect productivity. Add to this, majority of the senior management at companies themselves believe that superstitious practices are more prevalent at the top of the order. Commenting on the study, Surabhi Mathur Gandhi, Sr VP and co-founder, TeamLease Services , said, "The aggressive drive to a higher productivity and performance based output is reflected by the radical shifting of gears within the corporate circle. Keener business focus, stringent performance metrics and an acute sense of onus has set the pace for our workforce today. With equal fervour we observe popular practices like fengShui or vaastu being discreetly incorporated by all and sundry as a good measure of support. Favourite good luck charms like the laughing Buddha, the musical fountain, frog, tortoise or even the simple bamboo shoot stand out strikingly at most workplaces today; and an acceptance of these beliefs across the board has made it non-conflictive."

Dependence on superstitious practices is found to be higher in Bangalore and New Delhi as compared to other cities.