Management Gita: Systems in Collapse

दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः । उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः ॥ १-४३॥
doṣairetaiḥ kulaghnānāṃ varṇasaṅkarakārakaiḥ
utsādyante jātidharmāḥ kuladharmāśca śāśvatāḥ 1-43

Spiritual Context

Arjuna says these evils destroy eternal family and societal duties, leading to collapse.

Management Context

This reflects systemic ethics, cultural erosion, and organizational collapse. Arjuna warns of cascading failures, a lesson in maintaining ethical systems.

Insights

Ethical breaches destabilize systems (Trevino & Nelson, 2017). This mirrors organizational decline from value loss (Cameron & Quinn, 2011).

Applications

Leaders can use system audits or value reinforcement to prevent collapse (Senge, 1990).

References

Cameron, K. S., & Quinn, R. E. (2011). Diagnosing and changing organizational culture. Jossey-Bass.
Senge, P. M. (1990). The fifth discipline. Doubleday.
Treviño, L. K., & Nelson, K. A. (2017). Managing business ethics (6th ed.). Wiley.

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