Narmada College of Management, Bharuch, Gujarat, INDIA

CP 106 - At MBA Full Time Semester - I

CP 106- At MBA Evening Semester - I

Indian Ethos and Values

Objectives:

The objective of the course is to make the students aware about the great Indian values and the significance of these values in the management of 21st Century businesses.

Course Contents:

An Introduction to the values of Indian Society; The concept oft the Human Values, Managerial Values in Corporate World - Organizational values and role of organizational culture; Indian Ancient scriptures and Vedic values - The Ramayana. The Mahabharata, Puranic Values, Important tenets from Islam, Christianity, Jainism, and Bhudhdhism, Kautilya's Arthshastra; Studies on qualities of great Indian Leaders - The Rama, Lord Krishna, Akbar the Great, Maharana Pratap, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Guru Govindsingh and Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiographies of great Indian corporate Leaders like Lala Shree Ram, Sheth Jamnalal Bajaj, Raja Ghanshyam Das Birla, Shri T.V.S. Iyangar , Jamshetji N. Tata, Phiroz Godrej, Azim Premji, K. R. Narayanmurthy, V. Kurian. Standards; Empirical Evidences of use of moral standards in Practice; Ethics in Decision - Making and Making moral Decisions, Ethics in Practice.

Suggested Readings :

Chakraborty, S.K.,: Ethics in Management - Vedantic Perspectives; Oxford University Press, Delhi-1997.
Chakraborty, S.K: Management by Values - Towards Cultural Congrance, Oxford University Press -1998.
Chakraborty, S.K : Human Values for Managers, Wheelor Publiching, New Delhi, 1995.
Chakraborty, S.K : Management Effectiveness and Quality of work life - Indian Insight Tata Mc-Graw Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1987.
Gandhi M.K. : The story of My Experiments with Truth Navjeevan Publishing House, Ahmedabad, 1972.
Fritz & eha ; David I : Business Ethics, Mc Graw Hill International Editions New Delhi-1997.
Kamala R. P. : Kautilya Arthashastra, Part 1,2 and 3, Motilal Banarsi Das, Delhi-1988.
Kunga G.B. : Immortlal Love of Rana, Lancer Publishers, New Delhi-1993.
Lal P. : The Mababharata of Vyasa, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi - 1980.