Ethics: Shalya`s Decisions before the Mahabharata War

Ethics: Shalya`s Decisions before the Mahabharata War
Case Code: BECG190
Case Length: 03 Pages
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Pub Date: 2024
Teaching Note: Available
Price: Rs.300
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Countries: India
Themes: Ethical Decision Making, Leadership & Values,Ethics and Morality,Ethical Leadership
Ethics: Shalya`s Decisions before the Mahabharata War
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Abstract

Managers face several ethical dilemmas while deciding on the right path or course of action. There are several ethical theories that they can fall back on to resolve such ethical dilemmas. Much of the practice of strategy and ethics in business is also drawn from the past. The literature of the past therefore provides a vast playground for learning many areas, including ethics.

This case study explores two negotiations prior to the ‘great’ war, which is part of the narration in the ancient Indian epic – the Mahabharata. It explores the behavior and decisions of three important kings – Shalya, Duryodhana, and Yudhishtira, in a pre-war negotiation for alliances. The discussions and decisions highlight the complexity of the ethical landscape and its interplay with decision making in the war strategy.

This case study can be used to teach many topics in the course, Business Ethics and Corporate Governance: morality, objectives of ethics, views on ethics in relation to business, stages in ethical consciousness, ethical decision making model, and ethical approaches to managing strategy.

Issues

The case is structured to achieve the following teaching objectives:

  • Explain the definition of ethics and its importance in a complex world.
  • Discuss the view of ethics in business and the level of ethical consciousness
  • Relate ethical theories of Consequentialism in a given context.
  • Analyze the steps in the ethical decision making model.

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Keywords

Objectives of Ethics; Three views of ethics; Egoism, Utilitarianism, Altruism; Ethical theories; Ethical decision making model; Indian Knowledge System (IKS); Yudhishthira; Duryodhana; Shalya; Mahabharata;Ethical consciousness; Negotiation Skills; Moral Dilemmas; Indian Knowledge System

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