INDIAN MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS AND PRACTICES

PERSONALITY AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

 Concepts of Personality (asked the students to work in group and choose

their favorite Indian Personality and write about their ASK i.e. Attributes,
Skills and Knowledge).

 Personality- Combination of Heredity and Environment.

 Need of Personality Development

 Holistic Approach to Personality.

 Techniques of Personality Development. Concept testing – Dharma,

Swadharma and Detachment.

 Importance of Character in building Personality.

INDIAN MANAGEMENT

 Introduction to Management and its styles in respect to Bhagwad Gita and

Vedanta.

 Ways to reach Excellence in Management of self and organization

INDIAN ETHOS

 Meaning of Ethics Values and Ethos.

 Meaning of Self.

 Principles of Indian Ethos.

 Difference between Indian and Western culture.

 Comparative study of values Systems in America, Japan, China and India.

 Corruption and its impact on India.

 MOTIVATION

 Self motivation.

 Techniques to be self motivated

 Learning’s from Bhagwad Gita- Krishna Source of Motivation to Arjuna.

 Control on Inner instincts and emotion- Body, Mind and Intellect (soul).

 Difference between American, Japanese and Indian style of Motivation.

LEADERSHIP

 SKY i.e. Skills, Knowledge and You (attributes) of Leader.

 Comparative study of Family managed Business and MNC’s in India.

 Role of Karta.

 Leadership Styles and Skills.

 Managerial Grid Theory.

 Difference between Transformational and Transnational Leaders.

 Leadership challenges in the era of Globalisation.

LEARNING

 Benefits of learning’s.

 Learning Organisations.

 Types of Learning’s.

 Distinction between Ancient method and Modern method of Learning.

ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

 Meaning of being effective.

  Methods to be effective.

 Importance of Organisational effectiveness.

 Social responsibility towards various segments of the society.

 Corporate values, culture, citizenship and responsibility.

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

 Reasons of Conflict.

 Role of communication in rising as well as managing conflict.

 Intrapersonal and Interpersonal conflict.

 Balancing the Personal and Professional goals in order to manage conflict.

PRODUCTIVITY

 Meaning of Productivity.

 Factors influencing Productivity.

 Methods to improve Productivity level.

 Importance of Yoga and Meditation to enhance productivity level.

 Role of Leader to improve productivity.

CREATIVITY

 Meaning of Creativity.

 Process of Creativity.

 Methods of being creative in personal and professional life.

 Quality of a creative personality.

NATURE AND NATURE SYNTHESIS

 Natural resources in India

 Contribution of nature in building human wealth.

 Global warning.

 Remedial measures regarding saving the nature.

QUESTION BANK
• Relevance of Ethics in Business
• Value System in India Visa vis USA
• Organisational Productivity can be increased by value driven Indian
Management
• Values in Indian Ethos
• Values in Indian Ethos are evolved from deepest truth of men, life and
nature.
• Values and Skills
• Corporate Accountability
• For achieving behavioural change the core values of individuals have to be
addressed ---- EXPLAIN
• Comparative study of Value Systems practised in USA, Japan and China
• Correlation between Nature and Human Society
• Professional Manager should have PACE of WEST and GRACE of EAST.
--- EXPLAIN the statement with a comparative study if west and east Value
System.
• Concept of Learning Organisation
• Traditional and Modern methods of Learning
• Strengths and Weaknesses of Gurukul and Modern Systems of Learning
• Concept of Motivation in Indian v/s Western Context
• Different styles of Leadership
• Is Leadership Situational
• Leadership style of Family Managed Indian Business
• Concept of Transformational Leadership in Indian perspective
• Theories of Leadership
• Different types of Conflicts. How do they arise? How to solve them?
• Organisational Culture
• Narmada Bachao Andolan
• Important to ensure Ecological Balance in Nature while setting up a new
factory
• Is Whistle Blowing morally permitted
• Social Audit
• Concept of Karma
• As the King, so the People – EXPLAIN
• Concept of Indian Management Thought
• Concept of Indian Cultural Heritage
• Indian concept of Learning
• Concept of Self Control
• Concept of Mind Stilling
• Doctrine of Nishakama Karma
• Concept of Swadharama
• Concept of SRT Gunas
• Concept of Meditation – Dhyana
• How inner peace contributes to performance of a Indian Manager in stressful
Corporate life.
• Organisation, Society and Nature are living entities having consciousness,
heart and mind
• Mind Management by practice of Yoga
• Sustainable Development through Indian Management Thoughts and
Practices (IMTP)
• Self – Actualisation v/s De – Personification
• Concept of Detached Involvement
• De – Igoisation v/s De – Personification
• Indian Management Thoughts harmonise the Environment and Human
Society.
• Concept of Yoga
• Concept of Divinity
• Concept of Moksha or Bliss
• Concept of Spirituality
• Five critical aspects of the Indian Ethos that needs to be imbibed by an
International Company,
• One who cannot Manage Self cannot Manage Anything – EXPLAIN.
Suggest strategies for Self – Management
• Principle of Trusteeship
• Qualities of a King as a CEO
• Concept of Ethical Dilemma
• Concept of Four Varnas
• Concept of Self Motivation
• Concept of Creativity and Service Attitude
• Concept of Inner Conflicts.