Concepts of Human Nature and Social Organization in a Hindu Model and Their Implications for Human Resource Issues in Indian Business Organizations

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.