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]
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E. Sreedharan is one of the leaders who attributes his excellence in professional world to Bhagwad Gita and its principles.[10][11] A number of examples indicating the practice has been documented.[12][13][14]
Popularisation
Academicians and practitioners such as Prof S K Chakraborty,[15] Jack Hawley,[16] Debra and William Miller,[17]Devdutt Pattanaik,[18] Prof Subhash Sharma,[19] Prof Sharda Nandram,[20] Prof. Dharm Bhawuk,[21][22] Ankur Joshi[23][24][25][26] etc. There are even research based videos on application Indian ethos in era of artificial intelligence. [27] 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.[28] Faculty of Management Studies, Banasthali Vidyapith has been teaching Indian Ethos in Management since 1996.[29] Recently IIM Ahmedabad made a foray into the domain by introducing lessons from Panchtantra stories for management.[30] The AICTE in its model curriculum for MBA has stressed on need for Indian ethos in the MBA education.[31]
Prevalence
This theme is embedded in varying levels as part of programmes in business management offered by various business schools and universities.[32][33][34][35]
^Subramaniam, Sairavi (16 September 2018). "Ethical Leadership Views from Tamil Classical Literature - With Reference to Thirukural". doi:10.2139/ssrn.1605320. SSRN1605320. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^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". doi:10.2139/ssrn.1875495. S2CID154216871. SSRN1875495. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Hawley, Jack (October 1995). "Dharmic Management: A Concept-Based Paper on Inner Truth at Work". Journal of Human Values. 1 (2): 239–248. doi:10.1177/097168589500100207. S2CID143018317.
^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, ISBN9781137601933
^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. ISSN1753-0806.
^Joshi, Ankur; Bindlish, Puneet; Verma, Pawan; Dutt, Priyanka (2015-10-15). "Exploring Indigenous Concepts of Public Administration: Learning for Leadership and Governance". Rochester, NY. SSRN2674972. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^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. ISSN0972-2629. S2CID144782215.
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