Raising Need of Organizational Behavior Modification in Business Organizations with Reference to Chanakya’s Yogic Approach of Business Management

Abstract

Raising competition and stress in business organizations is causing workplace disturbances and malpractices, affecting its efficiency and long-term goal achievement. Maintaining healthy workplace environment through behavioral management and modification at workplace is the only ultimate solution to overcome from this common challenge of all business organizations. Number of behavioral management strategies and behavioral modification practices are suggested and adapted by business organizations as corrective measure; however, the yogic approach given by ancient Indian philosopher and economist Acharya Chanakya in his book ‘Chanakya Niti’ is very much application, relevant and wholesome solution to this predicament.Present research article is an attempt to present the relevance of adopting equanimity – a yogic approach given by Acharya Chanakya as a corrective mean for this problem. The dominant motive for research is to provide explanation on how the ancient theories of Chanakya and yoga are still apposite and practical at business workplace. Discussion in the article explains the relevancy of some Chanakya Niti shlokas and need of behavioral modification in business organization. Article ends by outlining scope and need for further research.