MBA 403-18 Workshop on Indian Ethos
Course Objective: The course is an attempt for the students to learn about how to apply bthe concepts and theories of ancient Indian management in business.
Courses Outcomes:
CO1: Comprehend and practice Indian Ethos and values system.
CO2: Applying value based management and ethical practices in business.
CO3: To gain the knowledge of management principles from Vedas and other holy books and explain the application of Indian heritage in business.
CO4: To comprehend various stress management techniques and their applications in organizations.
CO5: To describe salient features and advantages of ancient Indian system of learning.
CO6: To describe various laws of Karma and explain the concept of corporate karma.
Unit 1
Indian Ethos: History & Relevance, Principles Practiced by Indian Companies, Role of Indian Ethos in Managerial Practices. Management Lessons from Vedas, Mahabharata, Bible, Quran, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Indian Heritage in Business, Management-Production and Consumption. Ethics v/s Ethos, Indian v/s Western Management.
Unit 2
Work Ethos: Meaning, levels, dimensions and steps. Values: Values for Indian Managers, Relevance of Value Based Management in Global
Change, Impact of Values on Stakeholders. Trans-Cultural Human Values, Secular v/s Spiritual Values, Value System in Work Culture.
Unit 3
Stress Management: Meaning, types of stress at work, causes of stress, consequences of stress. Techniques for Managing Stress: Meditation: Meaning, advantages for mental health and its importance in management. Brain storming, brain stilling, Yoga: Meaning, Significance.
Contemporary Approaches to Leadership- Joint Hindu Family Business–Leadership Qualities of Karta.
Unit 4
Indian Systems of Learning- Gurukul System of Learning, Advantages- Disadvantages of Karma, importance of Karma to Managers, Nishkama Karma. Laws of Karma: Law of Creation, Law of Humility, Law of Growth, Law of Responsibility, Law of Connection.
Corporate Karma: Meaning, methodologies, guidelines for good corporate karma.
