This paper was presented at
Psychology: The Indian Contribution
National Conference on
Indian Psychology, Yoga and Consciousness
organised by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research
at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education
Pondicherry, India, 10-13 December 2004
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Putting people at the heart of corporate strategy: Implications of Integral psychology
Mugdha Gangopadhyay University of Delhi,
Delhi.
India has been independent for close to six decades
now. However we still havent
achieved as much political, social and economic development as we should have
had, leading to such a dilemma - Lilliputian progress as compared
to the elephantine potential. One reason for this is that we have
repeatedly failed to exploit our vast potential. This is reflected in the way
our organizations have functioned. Organizations (the government, schools,
colleges, industries, MNC's, factories, etc.) undoubtedly have a key role to
play in the
economic, political and social development of the country. The way they function
directly affects the development of the country in all spheres. Keeping this
background in mind, this paper explores the idea that utilizing Indian concepts
lead to a better functioning of the organizations for the benefit of both the
employer and the employees and has larger implications for the socio-cultural
milieu. Thus, in short, the main focus of this paper will be to bring to the
vanguard that Indian Psychology in itself has a huge ocean of management thoughts
and values, which if applied to the organizations will not only lead to a better
organization, happier employees, fulfilled society, more development in all
spheres, but also more economic profits. Only by changing our orientation from economic to human,
we can reverse the curse of modern day problems, both at work and life in general.
And since Indian Psychology offers a more integral human psychology, this can
be of use to not only organizations in India, but also outside India.
Eamil the author: "Ms. Mugdha Gangopadhyay" <mugdhag2004@rediffmail.com>