HUMAN RESOURCE CONCEPT OF INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM

Management refers to maximise or proper utilisation and make best use of limited and a scarce resource. The success of any organisation depends upon how it manages its resources. While several resources are nonhuman resource such as land, capital and equipment, it is the human resource and its management which is at the heart of an organizations success.Human refers to the skilled workforce in the organisation and Resources refers to limited availability or scarce.An organisations human resources are its most important assets. In any organisation, resources can be categorised into two types: human and non-human (financial). In Asian human resource management, the focus is on the organisations people (i.e. management) so that the right people are employed and used at the right time and place. Kautilyas Arthashastra, an ancient Indian text (4th Century B.C.), can be related to human resource management today. Kautilya takes an inside-out approach to management. He advised prospective organisational managers and leaders to first conquer the enemies within, i.e. anger, greed, arrogance, desires, infatuation, foolhardiness, pride or ego, and envy. Kautilya often said, He who conquers the self, conquers all. It is possible to examine Kautilyas Arthashastra to gain insights into other aspects of organisational management, specifically human resources management.