Indian Ethos & Business Ethics

Unit No. I

OSHA Model,
Values - Concepts, Values in business,
Value system in work culture, and
Values of Indian Managers,
Ethics v/s Ethos
https://youtu.be/KEPNJpm8hDg: (10 Most Important CORE VALUES for SUCCESS) – 15:35 Minutes
 OSHA Model
Osha Model identifies four levels
of human qualities.
•O= Oneness
•S= Spiritual
•H= Humanistic
•A= Animalistic

•The spiritual, humanistic and

animalistic characteristics
correspond to the Sattava, rajas
and tamas qualities of Triguna
Theory.
 Values - Concepts
A broad definition of values,
“Values are states of feelings / emotions that underpin the
content of a choice / decision and determine the manner of
using the intellect / reason for justifying and implementing
that choice / decision.”
As defined in OB – Collective conceptions of what is considered
good, desirable, and proper or bad, undesirable, and improper
in a culture.
According to M. Haralambos, “ A Value is a belief that
something is good and desirable.”
 Types of Values
•Terminal =
These values are most desirable to humans and

•Instrumental =
These values are views of how human desires
should be achieved.
 Values in business
Integrity
Straightforwardness
Mutuality
Transparency
Gratitude & Respect
Passion and fair-mindedness.
 Five Core Values

•INTEGRITY:- Do what is right.

•RESPECT:- Treating others the way you want to be
treated.
•RESPONSIBILITY:- Embrace opportunities to
contribute.
•SPORTSMANSHIP:- Bring your best to all
competition.
•SERVANT LEADERSHIP. Serve the common good.
 Value system in work culture
•A system (Based on belief) which helps one to make
decisions (personal or business) can be termed as a value
system.

•In a professional environment, core values form the

foundations which helped in building business, need to be
upheld and implemented.

•Any organization, developing and inculcating such a value

system in every employee is crucial. It helps while making
tough decisions easily, without any fear with total
confidence.
 Values of Indian Managers
• Respect for individual
• Ethical and moral soundness
• Co-operation and trust
• Self – discipline
• Customer Satisfaction
• Total quality product or service
Values of Indian Managers..2
• Creativity
• Work is worship
• The inspiration to give
• No selfishness
• No jealousy
 Ethics v/s Ethos
SR. POINT OF ETHICS ETHOS
NO. DIFFERENCE
1 NATURE UNIVERSAL REGION / COUNTRY SPECIFIC
CULTURE
2 ORIGIN DERIVED FROM SHASTRA DERIVED FROM CULTURE

3 FUNCTION DETERMINES PAAP/ PUNYA, DETERMINES CULTURE /

CONDUCT / MISCONDUCT CULTURED BEHAVIOUR
AND SWARG / NARAK
4 EXAMPLES DEVOTION, NON-VIOLENCE, RESPECT TO ELDERS, PRANAM
TRUTH AND KINDNESS (GREETING), WELCOMING,
LOVING YOUNGSTERS
THANK YOU