DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

The benefits of high integrity and high-responsibility organizations are well[1]established conscience mechanisms based on the principles of inclusion that emphasize justice, care, and fair practices at workplaces. Superrich Amazon investor Nick Hanauer writes in Oxfam’s state of wealth inequality report published on Monday (January 21, 2019) “I am a practitioner of capitalism,” … The most important lesson I have learned from these decades of experience with market capitalism is that morality and justice are the fundamental prerequisites for prosperity and economic growth (Singh Sengupta, 2021). When leaders and organizations operate from a deep awareness of their consciousness―they naturally behave responsibly beyond what appears to be their own self-interest…The managers who integrate spiritual values with their managerial styles in the entire operations management system bring integrity and oneness to the organizations…

Dr. Sunita Singh Sengupta

Founder of ISOL Foundation (India), ISOL Global Foundation (USA) and Academy of Value Based Management (Canada), is currently a Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. With more than 30 years of teaching and research experience Singh Sengupta specializes in the human dimension of organizations by integrating spirituality, human values, and care and compassion; published about 29 books and her forthcoming book is Handbook of Ancient Indian Wisdom and 21st Century Management - Transcending Paradigms, Harmony and Ethics is by Springer.

Dr. P Jyothi is a Professor of Management and former Dean at the School of Management, University of Hyderabad. She has over 30 years of teaching experience and for the last 25 years she has been teaching HR, OB and Entrepreneurship papers for MBA students. Dr Jyothi received the Best Professors award in the area of Human resource management in 2017. She has authored a textbook in HRM published by Oxford University Press, which is followed in several universities in India. She has more than 30 publications in national and international journals. Twice she received best research paper awards. 12 students were awarded Ph D under her guidance in the areas of HRM & OB

Dr. Suresh Kalagnanam is an Associate Professor at the Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. His research interests include management control systems, corporate social responsibility, and social values. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences and has published several scholarly works including academic research papers, technical reports, textbooks, and book chapters.

Dr. B. Charumathi, professor and former head, Department of Management Studies, Pondicherry University, with 27 years of experience, specializes in corporate financial and sustainability reporting; published many scholarly works; recipient of many awards including 1st Gurushreshtha award, ICSI (2022), Indian PI-SPARC project, and board member-PUSH, a Section-8 company fostering the innovation ecosystem.