Management Gita: Happiness Through Ethics

तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान् । स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव ॥ १-३७॥
tasmānnārhā vayaṃ hantuṃ dhārtarāṣṭrānsvabāndhavān
svajanaṃ hi kathaṃ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava 1-37

Spiritual Context

Arjuna concludes it’s unjust to kill relatives, questioning how happiness can follow such an act.

Management Context

This reflects ethical reasoning, happiness metrics, and social responsibility. Arjuna links well-being to ethical choices, a lesson for socially conscious leadership.

Insights

Ethical actions enhance long-term well-being (Seligman, 2002). This aligns with sustainable leadership principles (Avery & Bergsteiner, 2011).

Applications

Firms can prioritize employee happiness or community welfare in policies to foster sustainable success (Diener & Seligman, 2004).

References

Avery, G. C., & Bergsteiner, H. (2011). Sustainable leadership. Sustainability, 3(11), 2173–2196.
Diener, E., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Beyond money. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 5(1), 1–31.
Seligman, M. E. P. (2002). Authentic happiness. Free Press.

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