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Business Ethics and The Bhagavad Gita

Cost of Unethical Acts: Directions of the Dharmatman for Ethical Leadership

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Authors:
  1. Subba Rao Pulapa

    1. Millennium University, Blantyre, Malawi

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  • Provides leaders and professionals with tools to become ethical and dharmic leaders using the Bhagavad Gita
  • Features real world examples from energy, education, NGO, retail and healthcare sectors
  • Written in a conversational style to ensure easy readability

Part of the book series: Management, Change, Strategy and Positive Leadership (MACHSTPOLE)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Business Ethics: An Introduction

    • Subba Rao Pulapa
    Pages 1-14

  3. Greed and Family Attachment

    • Subba Rao Pulapa
    Pages 15-45

  4. Trustees or Tricksters

    • Subba Rao Pulapa
    Pages 47-75

  5. Mission vs. Actions

    • Subba Rao Pulapa
    Pages 77-111

  6. Dualism in Human Capital Formation

    • Subba Rao Pulapa
    Pages 113-151

  7. Human Consideration vs. Business Orientation

    • Subba Rao Pulapa
    Pages 153-181

  8. Ethical Dichotomy

    • Subba Rao Pulapa
    Pages 183-206

  9. Humanitarianism vs. Market Power

    • Subba Rao Pulapa
    Pages 207-226

  10. Need of the Hour: Ethical Leadership

    • Subba Rao Pulapa
    Pages 227-243

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 245-253
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About this book

The author of this book asserts that an absence of ethical leadership and unethical practices were the reasons for major global business scandals such as Enron, Satyam, Lehman Brothers, and WorldCom. This book analyses the causes for these unethical activities and interprets important verses from The Bhagavad Gita to show business executives and leaders how to lead ethically for the greater good of all stakeholders and society. As a remedy to avoid future scandals, the author points to several ethical directions, and the principle of Dharma, mentioned in The Bhagavad Gita by Lord Krishna, a major deity in Hinduism, who is considered Dharmātman (one who imbibes the Dharma). Written in conversation style using an executive education scenario, this book examines real world cases in various sectors like education, medical, non-government organizations (NGOs) and retail using the directions of the Dharmātman.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Millennium University, Blantyre, Malawi

    Subba Rao Pulapa

About the author

Pulapa Subba Rao is a teacher, researcher, trainer, consultant, academic administrator and author in the areas of business and management, with a blend of national and international systems and cultures. He is currently working as Vice-Chancellor, Millennium University (Republic of Malawi).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Business Ethics and The Bhagavad Gita

  • Book Subtitle: Cost of Unethical Acts: Directions of the Dharmatman for Ethical Leadership

  • Authors: Subba Rao Pulapa

  • Series Title: Management, Change, Strategy and Positive Leadership

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45630-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45629-0Published: 18 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45632-0Published: 18 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-45630-6Published: 17 September 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2662-3080

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-3099

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 253

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Management, Business Ethics

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