Organisational development and the Hindu trinity: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva on leadership, culture and change

Patrick Kim Cheng Low and Balakrishnan Muniapan

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2011, vol. 4, issue 5, 491-505

Abstract: This paper uses the metaphors of the Hindu trinity &ndash Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and its relevance to organisational development (OD). It explores roles on leadership, corporate culture and change for increasing organisational growth and effectiveness. By employing hermeneutics, a qualitative methodology in interpretations, the parallel roles of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are drawn to show key strategies and ways of creating, maintaining and eliminating (changing) the organisational culture and organisational leadership renewal. This paper is expected to provide a new dimension in studying OD from the Indian philosophy and cultural perspectives.

Keywords: Hindu trinity; Indian culture; corporate culture; organisational development; metaphors; leadership; organisational change; Brahma; Vishnu; Shiva; India; hermeneutics; organisational culture. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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