Indian Managers and Organizations

This book takes a close look into the way Indian managers work, their inner struggles, and forces that shape their behaviour. It presents an original framework developed by the author - the Existential Universe Mapper (EUM), a pluralistic and non-reductionist model of management.

Ashok Malhotra is an independent management consultant based in Bengaluru, India with nearly five decades of experience of working with individuals, groups, and organizations in the areas of personal growth and organization development. He is one of the founders of the Sumedhas Academy for Human Context, and has published books, several articles in professional journals, and presented papers in many national and international conferences. His earlier book Child Man: The Selfless Narcissist was published in 2010 and has received acclaim.

1. Introduction 2. Evolution of EUM - A Personal Journey 3. The EUM - Framework and Tools 4. Findings from EUM Data 5. An Uneasy Relationship 6. Civilizational Codings of Indian Managers 7. Leadership Polarities and Indian Managers 8. Two Perspectives 9. Integrating the Two Perspectives