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Concepts Of Human Nature And Social Organization In A Hindu Model And Their Implications For Human Resource Issues In Indian Business Organizations, Mohan Limaye

Mohan Limaye

An ancient Hindu model of human nature and social organization is presented as a proposed explanation for people's behaviors and management styles in modern Indian organizations. A number of propositions emanating from the discussion of the model and review of relevant literature are proposed for future testing. International managers can use this model to aid them in synergistic cross-cultural management in some South Asian countries, such as India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

India’S Democracy Is Vibrant And Representational, Mohan Limaye

Mohan Limaye

Observers often note that democracy has been breaking out all over the world since the fall of the Soviet Union, but all democracies are not the same or equally genuine. Now is a good time to evaluate India’s democratic experiment because, after all, India earned its independence over 55 years ago and has been an active democracy ever since. In my judgment, India can justifiably congratulate itself on establishing and nourishing a genuine or authentic and vibrant democracy.

When average Americans think of India, they think of poverty, disease, illiteracy, corruption, and disorganization. They rarely, if at all, think of …