literature on management I was exposed to, Prompted me to write down these juxtapositions. I felt that they are relevant today in the Global Village, which has boundless access to information and pressing need for localised action. The inherent power of the Indian thought and basic assumptions open up possibilities for Indians to come into the limelight in the area of management. Absorbing the technological revolution brought about by Internet and welding it with the latest ideas put forward in the Western management literature (mostly in English) in accordance with my Indian roots became the focal point for this book. I have deliberately framed and presented my work in the context of it in the field of Practice of management based entirely on my personal experiences in order to ensure authenticity.
Like all philosophical disciplines, Management is universal. Are there any special Indian dimensions to it? This thought has engaged my mind all these years. This book is an attempt to answer that question. Like Chemistry, Physics, Medicine: is management also Universal? I think so. This book is a result of my search.
Adhyaya 1
I worked in various managerial posts from 1964 to 2007. There are books on management by Western authors and I have read many of them. I tried out several ideas propounded in those books at my work places. I wrote about those ideas through a monthly news letter for the workers employed in those companies where I worked. The thoughts that crystallized in my mind from those ideas have been presented here as a continuum. I continue reading new ideas and live as a new person
- every day. I try to change myself according to those ideas. This nitya nutantva (continuous change or transformation) is the essence of any
living organism.
Kaal-Jaranam (eTet-SIRUT) is the phrase used in Upanisads for this attitude. It places emphasis on living in the present and not allowing oneself to be burdened or bound by the past or worried about future. We can ACT only in the Present, while the past and the future are only abstract ideological constructs. This fundamental belief lends urgency to action in real time. It is becoming more and more relevant in the current age of instant telecommunications.
i i ia in the English
Many ideas in the management field come to India in \ language. Seminars are held on those ideas. The notable fact which I have observed here is that I have rarely come across articles written by Indian managers who have put those ideas into practice in their
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