Human Values In Management

by DAS GUPTA, ANANDA

• ISBN13: 9780754642756
• ISBN10: 0754642755
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-30
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co

Summary

As ethical issues continue to rise to the top of political, social and business agendas, the competitive market-economy model comes under renewed scrutiny for its potential to violate the fundamental values and integrity required to maintain and enrich a civil society.Bringing together cutting-edge research from leading academics in the US, Europe, Australia, UK and India, this book explores the challenge business ethics poses for individuals, organizations, public administration and society at large. With potential violations which stretch from personal lapses of bribery and corruption to the more fundamental questions prompted by those who push beyond the limits of an ethically grounded competitive business system, this book provides a stimulating attempt to broaden ethical awareness and define the framework of actions within today's increasingly complex business environment.The book is aimed primarily at researchers and post-graduate students of management. Practicing managers will also benefit from the multiple perspectives of ethics in theory and application. The book will provide insights for government policy-makers, regulatory bodies and general readers.

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables and Exhibits	vii
List of Contributors	viii
Preface	x
List of Abbreviations	xi
Introduction	xiii
PART I: Theoretical Perspectives
Blending the Best of East and West in Management Education: A View from Northern Europe	3	(16)
Peter Pruzan
Institutionalization of Ethics in Business	19	(20)
Damodar Suar
Life Within and Life Without: A Managerial Approach to Living	39	(10)
Swami Satyarupananda
Indian Ethics and the Spirit of Development: The Veda Model of Leadership and Management	49	(9)
Subhash Sharma
Ethical Perceptions of Managers in Six Asian Countries: Journey from Tradition to a Pan-Asian Managerial Frame	58	(17)
Samir R. Chatterjee
PART II: Topical Perspectives
Ethical and Moral Implications of New Technologies including Genetic Engineering	75	(18)
S.K. Chakraborty
Values and Ethics in Eco-cultural Tourism: Reflections from a Spiritual Voyager in India	93	(11)
David Kimber
The Cyber Age: Appealing Now, Apocalyptic Later?	104	(8)
Tanmoy Dutta
Beyond Human Values: Divine Values for New Era Corporations	112	(15)
R.P. Banerjee
Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Management Decision Making in the Flexible Scenario	127	(11)
O.V. Nandimath
M.R.C. Ravi
A Gendered MBA? Australian and Indian Experiences	138	(23)
Fran Siemensma
Business Growth through Values: Concepts and Experiments	161	(12)
Swami Someswarananda
PART III: Agenda for Humanization of Organizations
The Nature and Understanding of Organization from a `Samhita' Perspective	173	(20)
Bengt Gustavsson
Human Values in Indian Management	193	(11)
N. Vittal
Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action: From Discourse Ethics to Spiritual Transformation	204	(19)
Ananta Kumar Giri
Effective Leadership: Human Values Perspective	223	(18)
C. Panduranga Bhatta
Stakeholder Thinking: Beyond Paradox to Practicality	241	(23)
Kenneth E. Goodpaster
T. Dean Maines
Michelle D. Rovang
Re-placing People in Organizational Activity	264	(19)
David Crowther
Miriam Green
Epilogue	283	(2)
Index	285