Values- Based Management
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

The gita: A reservoir of human values for managers

*Managing Director, Logistics Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai

Visiting Faculty, Department of Philosophy, Mumbai University

Online published on 13 November, 2014.

Abstract

This paper elaborates the philosophy and values of the Gita, as applied to management, to address problems of inner disharmony faced by a manager. It reviews how the manager can use yoga to achieve mental calm, delineate human values from the Gita, and use values such as ‘lokasamgraha’ (social well-being) and narrow down difference between personal values and organizational values. The paper also guides how Gita can be helpful in developing leadership qualities.

Keywords

Gita, Human Values, Personal Values, Leadership, Followership, Applied Philosophy