Author: S K Chakraborty
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 943
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0195656237
Description
This omnibus comprises three outstanding books by S K Chakraborty, a recognized authority on the subject of management and ethics. The books focus on the need for value-driven management and corporate ethics. The author provides here a substantive introduction on the theme.
Management by Values (1991) is based on the premise that values are as germane as skills for the effective management of industrial and commercial organizations. This work shifts focus from the empirical and practical to the ideal and normative, from organizational to individual values, in the conviction that organizational values essentially stem from individual values rather than reverse. Globally competitive and locally effective organizations ultimately depend on the cultivation of practical ethics and sound human values.
Ethics in Management (1995) integrates western management skills and systems with a holistic home-grown cultural ethos. From an overall perspective of Vedantic ethical morality, it explores what that system can tech us about individual leadership, transformation of the work ethos, ethics and productivity.
Values and Ethics for Organizations (1998) as a sequel to the previous works, presents case studies to demonstrate the practical application of Vedantic principles and ethics to the real world of business. The cases illustrate the dilemmas and choices of the modern manager –rewards, overtime, transfers, personal growth, debtors and creditors. These are analyzed using Indian theories and concepts of economic development.
Together, these words emphasize that global competitiveness and performance ultimately depend on cultivation of practical ethics and sound human values. This collection will be an enriching read for students of management and philosophy, practicing managers, HRD professionals and general readers.
REVIEWS
MANAGEMENT BY VALUES
There is a dire need to propagate such ideals in society as a whole.
-Economic Times
An excellent and valuable book which needs to be in the library of every industrial and commercial organization in the country.
-The Hindu
ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT
WINNER OF THE DMA ESCORTS BOOK AWARD, 1995
This book emphasizes the need for value driven management (it is an invitation for experiential endeavour and transformation. The Indianness of the book is appealing.
-Business Line
This scholarly treatise attempts to find a remedy the havoc wrought by the consumerist culture of modern times.
-The Book Review
VALUES AND ETHICS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
A must for practicing mangers, management students, and HRD professionals.
-the Observer of Business and Politics
A good mix of metaphysics and management.
-Business India
Contents
PART I
Values for Indian Managers: Roots in the Deep Structure
Anatomy of Ethico-Moral Management
From Self To Self: The Ascent from Pettiness to Dignity
Management-by-Values Programmes: A Qualitative Appraisal
Socio-Cultural Change and the Manager’s Travails
Social Values and Individual Attitudes: Whither Behaviour?
Detached Involvement: Work Ethic and Ethics in Work
Sacro-Secular Symbiosis: India’s Vision of Humanism
Hierarchism as an Organizational Value
Re-Discovering Indian Psychology for Man-agers
Metaphysical Empiricism in Leadership and Institution-Building: The Role-Model of Swami Vivekananda
Mental Health: Rise from the Yayati Syndrome To Atmic Poornatwa
References
Glossary
Index
PART II
Ethical Vision of Management: A Vedantic Outline
Holistics for Human Values: Retrospect and Prospect
Managerial and Corporate Ethico-Morality: The Indian Response
Ethics for Individual Motivation or Inspiration?
Leadership Behaviour or Leadership Character?
Transforming Work Ethos: the Subjective Secret
The Source of Ethics and Values: Secular Rationality or Sacred Rationality?
Work-Ethics Plus Ethics-in-Work
The Indian Heritage and Productivity: A Reappraisal
Author Index
Subject Index
PART III
PART I: A CONCEPTUAL VIEW
A Critique of Change for Sustainable Values-Ethics
Human Values and Economic Prosperity: Reconciliation via Indian Insights
Value-Foundations of Wisdom Leadership
Total Quality Mind for Total Quality Management: The Imperative of Human Values
Theoretical Highlights for Ethics-in-Practice
Lokasangraha, Ego and Ethics
PART II: ETHICS IN APPLICATION
Technology and Ethics: A Subjective Appraisal
Cooperative Ethics: The Future Horizon
Managerial Response to Human Values
Student Response to Human Values
A Report on the Second Reinforcement Workshop on Management by Human Values
PART III: CASES AND VIGNETTES
Case 1 A Tryst with Truth
Case 2 The Overtime Imbroglio and Its Fallout
Case 3 Word for Reward
Case 4 Waves and Ripples
Case 5 The ITC Explosion
Case 6 Of Debtors and Creditors
Case 7 Turbosets Ltd.
Case 8 The Dilemma of Personal Growth
Case 9 The Agonized Technocrat
Case 10 The Negotiator
Case 11 A Workaholi’s Dilemma
Case 12 Of Decency and Dissent
Case 13 A Suicide Haunts Vaishali
Case 14 An Island of Excellence
Case 15 Narendra: the Irrational Writer
Case 16 Pavitra Chandan
Case 17 Michiko-Ganga
Author Index
Subject Index