Universal Journal of Management Vol. 4(7), pp. 405 - 410
DOI: 10.13189/ujm.2016.040705
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Buddhist Perspective for Organization Human Resource Development: Reference to the Maha Mangala Sutta

Padmasiri M.KD ^*
Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

ABSTRACT

Human Resource Development (HRD) is playing a major role in today's business world to enhance HR skills, attitudes and knowledge. HRD can be defined as a set of systematic & planned activities designed by an organization to provide its member with opportunities to learn necessary skills to meet current & future job demands. HRD scope has built on four major functions including career development, individual development, performance management and organizational development. Purpose of this study was to find how can be applied principles in Mahamangala Sutta to the sub components of Individual Development (ID): development of skills, knowledge and behavior in order to achieve objectives of organizational HRD. Past studies did not sufficiently explain religious perspective related to HRD discipline. Present study has involved to filling this gap by focusing on one of the most well-known suttas to explore its meanings with the scope of HRD. Researcher depended on Thripitaka (contains three "baskets" of teachings: a: Sutta Pitaka (pyxidium), Vinaya Piṭaka and an Abhidharma Piṭaka) and other Buddhism books. Mahamangala sutta explained thirty eight principles for individual development and this study made a bridge between Buddhism and ID by identifying how those principles categories under sub component in ID at the organization level. Application of these principles in this selected sutta will create sound outcomes to the organization where recommendations supposed to apply innovative practices in order to achieve organizations success.

KEYWORDS
HRD, Mahamangala Sutta, Individual Development, Skills, Knowledge, Behavior

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Padmasiri M.KD , "Buddhist Perspective for Organization Human Resource Development: Reference to the Maha Mangala Sutta," Universal Journal of Management, Vol. 4, No. 7, pp. 405 - 410, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/ujm.2016.040705.

(b). APA Format:
Padmasiri M.KD (2016). Buddhist Perspective for Organization Human Resource Development: Reference to the Maha Mangala Sutta. Universal Journal of Management, 4(7), 405 - 410. DOI: 10.13189/ujm.2016.040705.