This document discusses abstract management and professionalism. It notes that while management is abstract, it should involve professionalism through total dedication to work, institution, and society in order to energize society. However, it describes several perversions of management concepts that have developed, including supporting individualism and personal greed over institutional interests. It also discusses issues like yes-boss culture, conflict of interest, job hopping without loyalty to institutions, sexual favoritism, boardroom politics focused on credit-claiming rather than achievement, and excessive managerial remuneration. The document argues these practices are non-professional and can be detrimental to institutions.

1. Abstract Management & Professionalism
-B.V.Raghunandan, SVS College, Bantwal
Poornapragna Institute of Management, Udupi
March 4, 2013

2. Management
-An Abstract Art
• Management is a Quality
as also entrepreneurship
• Should be
Professionalism
• Professionalism is a total
dedication to
work, institution and
society
• So defined as it is needed
to energise the society
• Goes beyond the narrow
confines of profit or
compensation

3. Perversions of Concepts
• Supporting Individualism
• Personal Greed
• Division into Workers and Managerial Cadre
• Workers are Considered Aliens-Hire and Fire
• Managers become Demi-gods beyond Doubt and
Accountability-Hopping from Job to Job
• Success at Any Cost and Means became Irrelevant

4. Bandwagon
• All Supporting Services accepted the perversions
• Systems were Developed to Support the Perversions
• High Sounding Words used to Describe the Perversions
• On the Job Learning became Insignificant
• Ivy League Colleges

5. Only US Contribution
• Other Countries Have
Management different
from the US Practices
• These are not Documented
• They are Carried on as
Practices
• Contrarian, but Successful
Practices of Europe, India
,China and Russia
• As management is
absract, no effort is made
to codify it

6. Non-Professionalism
• Double Talk
• Yes Boss Culture
• Conflict of Interest
• Wandering Gypsies
• Sexual Partiality
• Board Room Politics
• Excessive Managerial
Remuneration
• Non-Institutional Work

7. Double Talk
• Consumer is King
• Environmental
Concerns
• Societal Concerns
• International
Organisations
• Lack of Transparency
• Vision and Mission
Statements
• Patent Rights
• Stealth Technology

8. Yes Boss Culture
• Institutional Interest Ignored
• Groupism & Favouritism
• Hubris
• Consensus Culture
• Nurturing Support Base
• Discrimination
• Demotivation

9. Conflict of
Interest
• Personal Interest
• Vested Interest
• Empire Building
• Anti Consumer
Stand
• Coteries
Formation
• Quid Pro Quos
• Creation of
Lobbies

10. Wandering Gypsies
• Job Hopping
• Time Spent with Head Hunters
• Growing Weightage of Head Hunters
• Profit Manipulation
• Lack of Long Range Planning
• Spending Time in Clubs
• Lack of Institutional Loyalty

11. Sexual Favours
• People Employed for the
Looks
• People Spent More Time in
Appearances
• Out of the Way
Promotions
• Managerial Rivalry
• Sexual Harassment in Work
Place
• ‘Fixing the People’
• Broken Homes

12. Board Room Politics
• Most Dangerous and Toxic
• Achievers and Credit Claimers
• Non-Professional Board Members
• Time Spent in Cultivating Lobbies among the Board
Members
• Quid Pro Quos

13. Excessive Managerial Remuneration
• Remuneration • Inclusion of Family
• Perquisites Members
• Bonus and Commission • Membership of Clubs
• Compensation • Need to Maintain Scale

14. Non-Institutional Work
• Time Spent on Unproductive Activities
• Too Much Socialising
• Planned Holidays

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