Reimagining Faith and Management

5The problem of ethics in business: Does Vedanta have a solution?

Atul Sinha

We’ve often been swayed by the West

And ignored what’s profound in the rest

New systems of thought

Remain to be sought

And our thinking must savor the best

Godfrey D’Lima

Introduction

This chapter begins by exploring the problem of stress at the workplace. David (1998) defined stress as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match capabilities or resources. The objective is to get to the root of the problem and suggest transformative solutions. Surprisingly, most effort is expended on managing individual stress and not in eliminating stressors. The latter would require cultural change, which is ...