1st Edition
Remaking Ourselves, Enterprise and Society An Indian Approach to Human Values in Management
Biography
Professor G.P. Rao holds an MA in Economics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, and a D. Phil from the University of Calcutta. Rao taught, researched, and consulted in the management domain for over 40 years including as Senior Professor and founding Head of the Department of Management Studies at Madurai Kamaraj University. Rao's involvement with professional bodies including the All India Management Association (AIMA), the Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD), and the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), has put him at the forefront of the interface between academia and industry and involved him in the formulation of management education policy. Rao was the Founding Chairman of Spandan, a society committed to the propagation and inculcation of human values in management and society. His first book on Spandan is Humanizing Management: Transformation through Human Values, 2010.
’I am blessed to have been a student of Dr G.P. Rao in 1972. He ignited my interest in human behavior. This movement called Spandan is trying to spread the message that all leaders have a role beyond tangible results. It is to care for and nurture those who create these results. I hope that this book will kindle the fire and passion amongst readers.’ Satish Sekhri, former Managing Director, Bosch Chassis Systems India Ltd, India
