Presentation
Gender and Communication in Bhagavad Gita: Organizing for Inclusivity
Academy of Management - Annual Conference
(2019)
Abstract
Twenty-first century research on sustainability and development advises organizations to work toward increased inclusivity and equality. Where modern theory stressed independence and autonomy, global communication and technology revolutions now require a holistic systems perspective stressing inter-dependence and balance. In particular, gendered exclusion patterns and misogyny have been identified as both ethically suspect and organizationally counter-productive. All religious traditions address gender relations, and despite patriarchal histories many wisdom traditions share valuable lessons on gender inclusivity. Within the Hindu tradition the Bhagavad Gita is a spiritual masterpiece with a profound message of unity, including both masculine and feminine manifestations of God. This presentation explores Speech as a feminine dimension of Krishna to yield organizational communication lessons that can help organizations become more inclusive.
Keywords
- Inclusivity,
- Gender,
- Organizational Communication,
- Management Spirituality,
- Religious Communication,
- Hindu Wisdom Tradition,
- Feminine Speech
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities,
- Classics,
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies,
- Other Arts and Humanities,
- Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures,
- Religion,
- Ethics in Religion,
- Hindu Studies,
- Rhetoric and Composition,
- Other Rhetoric and Composition,
- Rhetoric,
- Business,
- Business and Corporate Communications,
- Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics,
- Other Business,
- Strategic Management Policy,
- Communication,
- Critical and Cultural Studies,
- Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication,
- Organizational Communication,
- Other Communication,
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies,
- Gender and Sexuality and
- Sociology of Religion
Publication Date
Summer August 11, 2019
Location
Boston, MA
Comments
Part of the Management Spirituality and Religion Division's 2019 Best Panel Proposal.
Citation Information
Jon P. Radwan. "Gender and Communication in Bhagavad Gita: Organizing for Inclusivity" Academy of Management - Annual Conference (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jon_radwan/30/
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