Open AccessHENRY FAYOL'S PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND BHAGAVAD GITA – A HERMENEUTICS STUDY
Author(s) -
L Lavanya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/0211337
Subject(s) - hermeneutics , relevance (law) , epistemology , sociology , interpretation (philosophy) , work (physics) , management , philosophy , law , engineering , political science , economics , mechanical engineering , linguistics
Hermeneutics is the study of interpretation. While taking up religious texts like Bhagavad Gita which providesabundance of knowledge, Hermeneutics is the choice of researcher. There have been various articles bringing outrelevance of Bhagavad Gita in Management and most often researched is Leadership in Gita. The present articleexamines the untouched area of Henry Fayol's fourteen principles of Management and how Gita can be linked to some ofthese principles. Bhagavad Gita is presented in a question and answer format which is compiled into 18 chapters andcontains 700 verses.This is a work which is believed to be more than 5000 years ago. Does this old work stand relevantand is this relevant to Management? This article brings out answers to these questions