Towards a Functionally Humane Organisation: Synergy Between Indian and Western Human Values

Table of Contents:
Contents: Prologue: 'formula' for great leadership and spandan (heartbeat) approach. Part I Overview: Synergy, human values and spandan (heartbeat) approach: the study and its objective; Spandan (heartbeat) approach: a retrospective; Functionally Humane Organization (FHO). Part II The Method: The data; The concept: synergy of human values in management. Part III Cultural and Human Values in Management and their Synergy: Cross cultural environment: western and non-western cultural values; Human values in India and the West; Synergy of human values in management from West to India; Synergy of human values from India to West. Part IV Synergy of Transformational Human Values in Management: Spandan experiences and initiatives I: embedding a homogeneous value system in Company X; Spandan interventions and insights II: developing an ethical and socially responsible organization culture; Spandan interventions and insights III: image of self and of others, and, institution building; Spandan experiences, initiatives and insights: a retrospective. Part V Synergy of Transactional Human Values in Management: Synergy of human values in India and the West: a snapshot of national and international scenario. Part VI Synergy of Human Values in Management: Importance and Synergy Score: Importance and synergy scores and transformational human values in management; Synergy of transactional human values; Synergy of terminal human values. Part VII Synergy of Human Values and Functionally Humane Organization (FHO): Summary of the Findings and Road Map: Synergy of human values and Functionally Humane Organization (FHO): summary of the findings and the road map. Index.

About the Author :
Professor G.P. Rao holds an MA in Economics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, and a D. Phil from the University of Calcutta. Rao taught, researched, and consulted in the management domain for over 40 years including as Senior Professor and founding Head of the Department of Management Studies at Madurai Kamaraj University. Amita Srivastava is a Director at Brencis Centre for Research Training and Consultancy,(BCRTC.) India. She has worked for 20+ years in areas of Research, Training, Consultancy, Teaching and Administration in Management in the areas of Strategic Management, H.R.D and Human Values. She has successfully experimented using Indian thoughts in management policies.

Review :
'An holistic view of management from the East may not yet be the central theme of the dominant management theories, but it is a powerful counterpoint to the common assumptions. The analytical frame of this interesting volume creates a sense that humanising of organisations needs to be not only within the ordinary awareness but also within the competence of managers around the world. Though the book is based primarily on research within an Indian context, relevance of the exposed Functional paradigm remains undoubtedly global.' Samir Ranjan Chatterjee, Emeritus Professor, Curtin University, Australia 'Research in all areas of life has vastly improved our understanding of societal and behavioural processes but application of this knowledge to promote peace and harmony in macro or micro systems remains greatly unfulfilled. Some events and experiments are often reported. This book is one such contribution. G.P. Rao has evolved a methodology to identify suitable values from the ethos and wisdom of people within the organisation leading to what he calls a Functionally Humane Organisation. The book discusses data from abroad to show how an inter-country value-base can be developed.' Ishwar Dayal, Former Director, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India 'Values are important and increasingly so. Professor Rao's work has contributed to our understanding that we are adhering to the same or similar values, and at the same time identifies the place typical values. We need to know that some values are place typical and accept this fact. This book can help us to orientate in the landscape of synergetic, deviating and even discordant values.' Bengt Gustavsson, Stockholm Business School, Sweden