Indian Management Model- Leadership Perspectives

Abstract

India is an ancient civilization with thousands of years of history and continuity. The civilization could not have continued for so long without strong economic systems remaining as the foundation for its functioning and progress. Evidences indicate that India remained vibrant with economic activities from the earliest times. Moreover India was a pioneer in diverse walks of life, with original contributions of the highest order. As a result India remained a world leader till the nineteenth century. For all her prosperity, India had to suffer from the invasions and alien rulers for many centuries continuously. Later the English domination resulted in a systematic destruction of the time tested native systems. As a result the native management and leadership models suffered. Hence when India attained independence, she was a poor and underdeveloped country. During the recent years, the country has been fast emerging as a global power, in spite of lack of proper understanding of the functioning systems and the resultant neglect of nurturing and developing India-centric approaches. But all is not well as we have many serious things to do. At the same time, the western countries have been facing major problems at different levels. It is high time we recognized the functioning Indian models and developed new ones based on the ethos and realities of the country. This paper discusses management models based on Indian ethos with prime focus on leadership.

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( Published in Purushartha,  Vol III, No.2, Sept.2010, School of Management Sciences, Varanasi)