Indian Ethos in Management

Indian Ethos in Management refers to the values and practices that the culture of India (Bharatheeya Sanskriti) can contribute to service, leadership and management. These values and practices are rooted in Sanathana Dharma (the eternal essence), and have been influenced by various strands of Indian philosophy.

Work values from Bharatheeya Sanskriti

1. Paropakaaraartham Idam Shareeram - The body is meant for serving others or for the higher common good.

2. Atmanomokshartham Jagat Hitayacha - Endeavors should be made considering the well-being of the world too, while considering the (spiritual) well-being of oneself.

3. Trikaranasuddhi - To consider work as a means to grow oneself in 'Purity and Unity of Thought, Word and Deed'.[1]

4. Yagnaya charatha: karma - To engage in work as a sacred offering[2][3]

Influences

Attempts have been made to distill aspects related to management theory and practice from various texts of India. A variety of works has influenced this area and few of them include Autobiography of a Yogi, Thirukkural, Mahabharatha, Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9].

Examples of practice

A number of examples indicating the practice has been documented.[10][11][12]

Popularisation

Academicians and practitioners such as Prof S K Chakraborty,[13] Jack Hawley,[14] Debra and William Miller,[15] Devdutt Pattanaik[16], Prof Subhash Sharma[17], Prof Sharda Nandram[18], Ankur Joshi[19][20][21][22] etc. have contributed to the evolution and popularisation of this domain. Stephen Covey has detailed the application of Gandhian values in leadership, through his book Principle Centered Leadership.[23]

Prevalence

This theme is embedded in varying levels as part of programmes in business management offered by various business schools and universities.[24][25][26][27]

References

  1. ↑ Sankar R N, Ajith (July–December 2012). "Ascertaining Linkages between Trikarana Suddhi and 'Tapping Spirituality as the Context of Leadership'" (PDF). IPE Journal of Management. 2 (2): 81. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Karma as yagna". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Yagna Bhava – Selfless Karma with an Attitude of Sacrifice". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Steve Jobs's Secret to Greatness: Yogananda". 21 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Muniapan, Dr Balakrishnan; Rajantheran, M.Raja (1 January 2011). "Ethics (business ethics) from the Thirukkural and its relevance for contemporary business leadership in the Indian context". Int. J. Of Indian Culture and Business Management. 4 (4): 453–471. doi:10.1504/IJICBM.2011.040961 – via ResearchGate.
  6. ↑ Subramaniam, Sairavi (16 September 2018). "Ethical Leadership Views from Tamil Classical Literature - With Reference to Thirukural". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1605320. SSRN 1605320.
  7. ↑ Chendroyaperumal, Chendrayan; Chandramouli, Seetharaman (16 September 2018). "Leadership and Managerial Implications for Practice and Organizational Excellence from a Drop of the Case of Ramayana - A Celebrated Indian Work on Wisdom". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1875495. SSRN 1875495.
  8. ↑ "Bhagavad Gita and Management - Seton Hall University". www.shu.edu.
  9. ↑ http://vaikhari.org/downloads/Bhagavad%20Gita%20and%20Management.pdf
  10. ↑ Sankar R N, Ajith (July 11, 2012). "Ethicus: India's First Ethical Fashion Brand". The Journal of Values Based Leadership. 5 (1): 61–78. SSRN 2103599.
  11. ↑ Sankar R N, Ajith. SSRN 1842943. Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  12. ↑ Pruzan, Peter; Pruzan Mikkelsen, Kirsten (June 1, 2007). Leading With Wisdom: Spiritual-Based Leadership in Business. Greenleaf.
  13. ↑ Chakraborty, S.K. (April 2005). "Ethics: Light from the Golden Quartet". Journal of Human Values. 11 (1): 1–8. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Hawley, Jack (October 1995). "Dharmic Management: A Concept-Based Paper on Inner Truth at Work". Journal of Human Values. 1 (2): 239–248. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  15. ↑ http://www.globaldharma.org. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ "Management Mythos by Devdutt Pattanaik". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  17. ↑ Sharma, Subhash (2007). Management in New Age Western Windows Eastern Doors. New Age International. ISBN 9788122417890.
  18. ↑ Organizational Innovation by Integrating Simplification - | Sharda S. Nandram | Springer.
  19. ↑ Nandram, Sharda; Joshi, Ankur (2016), "An Ethics of Care Induced from Kautilya's Wisdom", Ethical Leadership, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 53–69, doi:10.1057/978-1-137-60194-0_4, ISBN 9781137601933
  20. ↑ Joshi, Ankur; Gupta, Rajen K. (2017). "Elementary education in Bharat (that is India): insights from a postcolonial ethnographic study of a Gurukul". International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management. 15 (1): 100. doi:10.1504/ijicbm.2017.085390. ISSN 1753-0806.
  21. ↑ Joshi, Ankur; Bindlish, Puneet; Verma, Pawan; Dutt, Priyanka (2015-10-15). "Exploring Indigenous Concepts of Public Administration: Learning for Leadership and Governance". Rochester, NY.
  22. ↑ Joshi, Ankur; Bindlish, Puneet; Verma, Pawan Kumar (December 2014). "A Post-colonial Perspective towards Education in Bharat". Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective. 18 (4): 359–363. doi:10.1177/0972262914552171. ISSN 0972-2629.
  23. ↑ http://www.mkgandhi.org/mgmnt.htm. Retrieved 13 April 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ (PDF) http://www.dauniv.ac.in/downloads/BBA_Final_6_sem.pdf. Retrieved 20 March 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ↑ (PDF) http://www.himtu.ac.in/pdf/jun-2013/Indian%20Ethos%20&%20Values.pdf. Retrieved 20 March 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ↑ (PDF) http://psrt.cusat.ac.in/pages/PDF/indian%20ethos%20in%20management.pdf. Retrieved 20 March 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ↑ http://sssihl.edu.in/sssuniversity/Academics/DepartmentofManagementStudies/Overview.aspx. Retrieved 24 April 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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