MANAGEMENT TEACHING
The entry till exit of HRM
functions could be learned and
deciphered to get the
perspective right. The
congregation of people during
N AV R AT R I is yet another
festival which could have great
management lessons. This
could be dealt in different
assignments and projects with
hands on. The micro detailing
of the aspect could produce
some mind boggling Q & A in
the class. The surveys during
these f estivals could give
solutions to never ending
debates and ever pending
decisions. personality, attitude related to
work satisfaction, commitment
etc. The mobile town helps one
to manage everything from
basic needs of Maslow and
completes with the circle of self
actualisation that is oneness
with god. A surprise job
shadowing with the
Dabbawallas would actually
make the management
graduates understand the
importance and war of racing a
race with time. A quick survey
during the local elections gives
a whole new dimension for
looking at the grey shades of
how the industry functions.
The real market to test and
verify the theories is outside the
classroom. Another effective
use of intervention could be
exercised and practise through
“WARI” which is an annual
pilgrimage (yatra) to
Pandharpur - the seat of the
Hindu god Vithoba in the
Indian state of Maharashtra, in
honour of the deity. The beauty
of operations and logistics ts
the entire pilgrimage. It's a
moment where you see the
entire mobile another aspect of
managing one 'self and others
could also be related for
organizational behaviour which
covers the nuances of This also gives the much needed
avour to understand the
effective use of good corporate
g o v e r n a n c e a n d
administration through
different management subjects
right from principles of
management, perspectives of
management, organisational
behaviour and human
resources management.
The effective usage of scramble
and chess could facilitate in
understanding business
strategies. The ancient learning
of R amayan, Mahabharta,
Chankya, Dasbodh and
Manache Sholk could look into
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aspects of emotional quotient,
emotional intelligence and
spiritual quotient. The focus on
ethics integrity character value
building and nation building
could be tilled through this. The
cases from or on eld exercises
with armed forces could also
look into tying up the master
minds of these young graduates
for a spirit of team building and
collaboration rather than
competing and outperforming
each other to create a silicon
valley in Mumbai.
The management courses
could be also imbued through
soulful cooking and yoga along
with a Tabata, a Zumba (latest
fad), and tness exercise to
unwind and take a so called
social GYAN BREAK.
The management courses
should create a purposeful and
holistic development of the
management graduates to not
only sustain and feel the heat of
corporate world but to live a life
which would create a better
tomorrow lled with green
canvas to explore the miracles
of nature with an
introspection towards mind and
body healing for a co-operative
and collaborative world of
opportunities.
Prof. Dipaali Pulekar
PhD.Scholar (SNDT Women's University, Mumbai)
Asst.Prof Human Resources, Thakur Institute of Management Studies and Research
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