Management Gita: Guarding Traditions

कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः । धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत ॥ १-४०॥
kulakṣaye praṇaśyanti kuladharmāḥ sanātanāḥ
dharme naṣṭe kulaṃ kṛtsnamadharmo’bhibhavatyuta 1-40

Spiritual Context

Arjuna warns that family destruction ends timeless traditions, leading to widespread immorality.

Management Context

This underscores cultural preservation, organizational values, and systemic consequences. Arjuna links ethics to organizational stability, a lesson in maintaining core values.

Insights

Strong cultures sustain organizations (Schein, 2010). This mirrors the impact of value erosion on performance (Denison, 1990).

Applications

Firms can reinforce core values or cultural training to maintain integrity (Kotter & Heskett, 1992).

References

Denison, D. R. (1990). Corporate culture and organizational effectiveness. Wiley.
Kotter, J. P., & Heskett, J. L. (1992). Corporate culture and performance. Free Press.
Schein, E. H. (2010). Organizational culture and leadership (4th ed.). Jossey-Bass.

This excerpt is taken from Management Gita, authored by Sunil Khandbahale