Managing by the Bhagavad Gītā

Timeless Lessons for Today’s Managers

Satinder Dhiman, A. D. Amar (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XXIV, 323 Seiten

2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-99610-3 (ISBN)

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Drawing upon the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, a philosophical-spiritual world classic, this professional book highlights the spiritual and moral dimensions of management using an inside-out leadership development approach. It interprets the Bhagavad Gita's teachings on the personality types and psychological makeup of managers and employees; self-knowledge and self-mastery; and the leadership concepts of vision, motivation, and empowerment. This book covers topics such as training of the mind, ethical leadership, communication, stress management, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Collectively, the enclosed contributions provide managers with an enhanced outlook on management functions such as leading, planning, organizing, and controlling in today's organizations, particularly those run by knowledge workers.

Management research in the 20th century has mainly focused on the industrial paradigm characterized by a hierarchical structure of authority and responsibility with an individualistic focus on the personality of the manager. However, this traditional paradigm cannot solve many of the problems that confront leaders and mangers today. Recent studies have shown that values traditionally associated with spirituality-such as integrity, honesty, trust, kindness, caring, fairness, and humility-have a demonstrable effect on managerial effectiveness and success. Although traditionally interpreted as a religious-spiritual text, the Bhagavad Gita teaches these values which can be extrapolated and applied to practical management lessons in today's corporate boardrooms.

Applying the text of the Bhagavad Gita to the context of management, this book views the manager as an "enlightened sage" who operates from higher stance, guided by self-knowledge and self-mastery. It demonstrates how character is the key ingredient for effective management and leadership. This book is therefore applicable to all managers, from first-line to CEOs, in their management and leadership roles in organizations.

Satinder Dhiman: Recognized as a lead thinker for his pioneer contributions to the field of spirituality in the workplace, sustainability, and fulfillment in personal and professional arena, Professor Dhiman is a sought after Keynote speaker at regional, national and international conferences. In 2013, Dr. Dhiman was invited to be the opening speaker at the prestigious TEDx Conference @ College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California. With an instructional and research focus on leadership and organizational behavior-and with specific concentration on sustainability, workplace spirituality and wellbeing-Professor Dhiman holds a PhD in Social Sciences from Tilburg University, Netherlands, an EdD in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, an MBA from West Coast University, Los Angeles, and a Master's degree in Commerce from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, having earned the Gold Medal. He has also completed advanced Executive Leadership Programs at Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton.

Preface. Prounciation Key.- Chapter 1: The Text, Context and the Message of the Gi ta .- Chapter 2: Training the Mind for the Knowledge and Creative Work.- Chapter 3: Do the Right Thing: The Ethical Philosophy of the Gi ta .- Chapter 4: Ten Key Management Messages from the Bhagavad Gi ta .- Chapter 5: Leadership and Communication of the Bhagavad Gi ta : Unity, Duty and Equanimity.- Chapter 6: Application for Gi ta 2:47 for Superior Business Performance During Industry 4.0.- Chapter 7: Bhagavad Gi ta Approach to Stress Mitigation and Holistic Well-Being.- Chapter 8 Ethics of Enlightenment Leaders.- Chapter 9: Sri mad Bhagavad Gi ta and Knowledge Management with special focus on Jn a na Yoga.- Chapter 10: The Bhagavad Gita as an Antidote To Duality.- Chapter 11: Bhagavad Gita and Management: A New Perspective.- Chapter 12: Values Based Management: Guided by the Bhagavad Gita.- Chapter 13: Distinguishing Revelation Politics from Salvation Theology in the Bhagavad Gita's Message for Leaders and Managers.- Chapter 14: Lokasamgraha: An Indigenous Construct of Leadership and its Measure.- Chapter 15: Epilogue: Timeless Teachings of the Gita.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.12.2018
Reihe/Serie	Management, Change, Strategy and Positive Leadership
Zusatzinfo	XXIV, 323 p. 25 illus., 14 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	684 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
Schlagworte	Enlightened Managers • Ethical Leadership • Faith, Spirituality and Business • Jñana Yoga and Knowledge Management • Jñāna Yoga and Knowledge Management • knowledge managment • Lokasamgraha and Leadership • Manager as an Enlightened Sage • Managing by Bhagavad Gita • Managing by Bhagavad Gītā • Patanjali's Yoga and Stress management • Patanjali’s Yoga and Stress management • Patānjali’s Yoga and Stress management • Self-knowledge • Stimulus-Response-Reinforcement (S-R-R) Cycle • Trigunas • Value-based Management
ISBN-10	3-319-99610-X / 331999610X
ISBN-13	978-3-319-99610-3 / 9783319996103
Zustand	Neuware