Kuruvilla Pandikattu

This general article offers an overview of the ethical concepts in Indian philosophy and their organic interrelationship. The article tries to indicate that ethics is a way of life for the Indian mentality, and the basic concepts are so intimately connected that they form a holistic framework within which ethics, economy, and spirituality make sense. The authors take up ten fundamental notions of Indian philosophy related to ethics and trace their philosophical significance and contemporary relevance, with special reference to business ethics and practices. The authors show that the ancient Indian philosophical tradition provides a pertinent understanding for handling contemporary ethical, social, cultural and environmental issues. By incorporating these ideas into daily life, people and civilisations can lead a more fair, compassionate, and morally fulfilling life.

This research investigates the mediating influence of intrinsic motivation on employee isolation and job performance of work-from-anywhere Information Technology professionals in India. Intrinsic motivation and ethical integrity are fundamentally intertwined, each enhancing and reinforcing the other. The lenses of the self-determination theory underpin the study. The research questions covered in the study are: (a) Does employee isolation affect job performance? (b) Does intrinsic motivation during employee isolation affect job performance? (c) Does intrinsic motivation mediate the connection between employee isolation and job performance? The SEM based approach survey was conducted to collect data from 410 IT employees who work from anywhere for a minimum of one or more days per week. The findings indicate that (a) employee isolation has a negative influence on job performance, (b) intrinsic motivation significantly influences job performance during employee isolation, and (c) intrinsic motivation mediates indirect-only (full mediation) the link between employee isolation and job performance. The employers need to build upon intrinsic motivation tools for work-from-anywhere Information Technology professionals, which ensures employees’ relatedness by giving rewards, a sense of purpose towards assignments, autonomy through intrinsic motivation and ethical integrity, and developing IT expertise, which significantly increases performance among employees in work isolation situations. Through the lens of self-determination theory, the research contributes to the work-from-anywhere literature by exploring the relations between employee isolation, job performance, and the mediating influence of intrinsic motivation on IT professionals in India in the current scenario.

This article delves into the profound and intricate relationship between consumerism, identity, and interpassivity, a concept describing the delegation of personal enjoyment and experience to external entities such as technology and media. The focal point of this study is to scrutinise how consumerism shapes individual identities and impacts personal authenticity, thereby challenging the traditional understanding of selfhood in a market-driven society. Drawing upon the theoretical frameworks of Žižek, Althusser, and Freud, the authors’ investigation critically examines how market forces manufacture complex identities and influence individual behaviour through surrogate enjoyment and interpassivity mechanisms. The exploration begins with the assertion that what we consume significantly shapes who we are, suggesting a deep entanglement between our choices and identity formation. This process often goes unnoticed, leading to an unconscious acceptance of an objectified and market-aligned self, a phenomenon intensified by the modern consumption cycle.

This articles tries to understand the theological approach of Soares-Prabhu, the best known Indian biblical scholar as being both dialogical and inclusive. The author tries to show that his approach was basically one of openness and receptivity to the East and West, to Religions and Cultures of Asia and Europe. Such an approach to Catholicism will make it both a World-Church and an Inclusive One, which accepts good tidings from all sides. In order to achieve this goal, he starts with the Indian/Asian context of religiosity and poverty and moves on to a deeper dialogue. The imagery he uses is “Marriage between East and West.” Then he indicates the need for the Catholic Church to become a truly world Church, where she is always open to creative dialogue.