Remaking Ourselves, Enterprise and Society - An Indian Approach to Human Values in Management

Emanating from the belief in innate divinity, basic goodness and intrinsic altruism in human beings, Remaking Ourselves, Enterprise and Society argues that the way out of the present day crises of values is to remake ourselves as human beings. Drawing upon Indian ethos, philosophy and culture, the book offers the Spandan Spectrum of Human Values, a

List of contents

List of Figure, List of Tables, Prologue: Human Life, an Odyssey, Part I Overview, Part II Remaking Ourselves as Human Beings:The Spandan Approach, Part III Management Contribution in Remaking Enterprise through Human Values: Transactional Human Values, Part IV Towards a Functionally Humane Organization: Spandan Perspectives and Initiatives, Epilogue: Back to Self: Gross Divinity Propensity (GDP), Index

About the author

Professor G.P. Rao holds an MA in Economics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, and a D. Phil from the University of Calcutta. Rao taught, researched, and consulted in the management domain for over 40 years including as Senior Professor and founding Head of the Department of Management Studies at Madurai Kamaraj University. Rao's involvement with professional bodies including the All India Management Association (AIMA), the Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD), and the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), has put him at the forefront of the interface between academia and industry and involved him in the formulation of management education policy. Rao was the Founding Chairman of Spandan, a society committed to the propagation and inculcation of human values in management and society. His first book on Spandan is Humanizing Management: Transformation through Human Values, 2010.

Summary

Emanating from the belief in innate divinity, basic goodness and intrinsic altruism in human beings, Remaking Ourselves, Enterprise and Society argues that the way out of the present day crises of values is to remake ourselves as human beings. Drawing upon Indian ethos, philosophy and culture, the book offers the Spandan Spectrum of Human Values, a

Product details

• Authors: G.P. Rao
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032837352
• ISBN: 978-1-03-283735-2
• No. of pages: 284
• Weight: 580 g
• Series: Transformation and Innovation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Sociology, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, Anthropology, International business, Organizational theory & behaviour, Social issues & processes, Management: leadership & motivation, Sales & marketing management, Management: leadership and motivation, Sales & marketing, Social and ethical issues, Business mathematics & systems, Indian sub-continent, Sales and marketing, Organizational theory and behaviour, Sales and marketing management, Business mathematics and systems