Prabhu Guptara
Encyclopedia
Professor Prabhu Guptara (born 1949 in Delhi
, India
) is an authority on the impact of technology on globalization, on strategy, on knowledge management , on corporate social responsibility , on comparative and cross-cultural ethics, and on management and leadership issues . Widely known as a speaker and broadcaster, he is or has been Chairman, Director or Board Member of various companies and organisations . As Executive Director
, Organisation Development, at Wolfsberg - The Platform for Business and Executive Development http://www.wolfsberg.com (a subsidiary of UBS, one of the largest bank
s in the world), he is responsible for the Wolfsberg Think Tank
s on a wide variety of market and global issues. A Freeman of the City of London
, and of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
, and Chartered Fellow
of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
; he is Fellow: of the Institute of Directors
, of the Royal Commonwealth Society
, and of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts Commerce and Manufactures http://www.rsa.org.uk; and Member: Executive Board, IFB Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland http://www.unisg.ch/english; International Advisory Council, Development Alternatives, India; Member of the International Advisory Panel for the Tomorrow's Global Company Report by Tomorrow's Company
, U.K.
He continues to supervise PhD
research at the University of Fribourg
(Switzerland) as well as to be visiting professor at various Universities and Business Schools around the world.
His earlier roles include a Governor
of the Polytechnic
of Central London (now the University of Westminster
), Member of the Council of the British Institute of Management, of the International Federation of Training & Development Organisations (IFTDO), of the Association for Management Education and Development (UK), of the South East Regional Council of the Confederation of British Industry
.
Prabhu Guptara is also a member of the Jury
of numerous literacy, business and management competitions in the UK and the Commonwealth
. He has been a guest contributor to major newspapers and radio channels in the UK as well as numerous such media in other parts of the world. Since 2006 he is founding member at the World Future Council
.
Prabhu Guptara is the eldest son of Murli Manohar Guptara and Chinamma Ninan. He is married, has four children, and is included in Debrett's People of Today
as well as in Who's Who in the World
.
Philosophy and Spirituality Related Works:
Literary, Artistic and Cultural Works:
Edited Works:
Introductions, Prefaces and Afterwords, e.g. the Introduction to Malsawmi Jacob's volume of short stories, Fresh Lease, published by GLS, Bombay, 2005 (the first literary work in English to emerge from Mizoram
, India).
Bibliographical Work:
Black British Literature from the Eighteenth Century to the Present: The First Bibliography, Dangaroo Press, UK/Australia/Denmark, 1986
Critical Work:
Articles in The Oxford Companion to English Literature, Contemporary Dramatists, Contemporary Novelists, The Guardian, The London Standard, New Society, Spectator, The Sunday Times, Time Out, The Times, The Times Educational Supplement, The Times Higher Education Supplement, The Times Literary Supplement, and in various journals in Australia, Canada, India, Japan and the USA. Wrote the annual entry on India in the Danish/Australian journal Kunapipi for several years.
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) is an authority on the impact of technology on globalization, on strategy, on knowledge management , on corporate social responsibility , on comparative and cross-cultural ethics, and on management and leadership issues . Widely known as a speaker and broadcaster, he is or has been Chairman, Director or Board Member of various companies and organisations . As Executive Director
Executive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
, Organisation Development, at Wolfsberg - The Platform for Business and Executive Development http://www.wolfsberg.com (a subsidiary of UBS, one of the largest bank
Bank
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s in the world), he is responsible for the Wolfsberg Think Tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
s on a wide variety of market and global issues. A Freeman of the City of London
City of London
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, and of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists , aka the Information Technologists' Company , is the 100th Livery Company of the City of London...
, and Chartered Fellow
Fellow
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of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
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; he is Fellow: of the Institute of Directors
Institute of Directors
The Institute of Directors is a UK-based organisation, established in 1903 and incorporated by royal charter in 1906 to support, represent and set standards for company directors...
, of the Royal Commonwealth Society
Royal Commonwealth Society
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, and of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts Commerce and Manufactures http://www.rsa.org.uk; and Member: Executive Board, IFB Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland http://www.unisg.ch/english; International Advisory Council, Development Alternatives, India; Member of the International Advisory Panel for the Tomorrow's Global Company Report by Tomorrow's Company
Tomorrow's Company
Tomorrow’s Company is a business-led think tank based in the United Kingdom. Its stated goal is to work as a catalyst to help realise its vision of "a future for business which makes equal sense to staff, shareholders and society."...
, U.K.
He continues to supervise PhD
PHD
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research at the University of Fribourg
University of Fribourg
The University of Fribourg is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland.The roots of the University can be traced back to 1582, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. In 1763, an Academy of law was founded by the state of Frobourg...
(Switzerland) as well as to be visiting professor at various Universities and Business Schools around the world.
His earlier roles include a Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of the Polytechnic
Polytechnic (United Kingdom)
A polytechnic was a type of tertiary education teaching institution in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. After the passage of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 they became universities which meant they could award their own degrees. The comparable institutions in Scotland were...
of Central London (now the University of Westminster
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
), Member of the Council of the British Institute of Management, of the International Federation of Training & Development Organisations (IFTDO), of the Association for Management Education and Development (UK), of the South East Regional Council of the Confederation of British Industry
Confederation of British Industry
The Confederation of British Industry is a British not for profit organisation incorporated by Royal charter which promotes the interests of its members, some 200,000 British businesses, a figure which includes some 80% of FTSE 100 companies and around 50% of FTSE 350 companies.-Role:The CBI works...
.
Prabhu Guptara is also a member of the Jury
Jury
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of numerous literacy, business and management competitions in the UK and the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
. He has been a guest contributor to major newspapers and radio channels in the UK as well as numerous such media in other parts of the world. Since 2006 he is founding member at the World Future Council
World Future Council
The World Future Council is an independent body formally founded in Hamburg, Germany on 10 May 2007. "Formed to speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations", it includes members active in governmental bodies, civil society, business, science and the arts...
.
Prabhu Guptara is the eldest son of Murli Manohar Guptara and Chinamma Ninan. He is married, has four children, and is included in Debrett's People of Today
Debrett's
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as well as in Who's Who in the World
Who's Who (UK)
Who's Who is an annual British publication of biographies which vary in length of about 30,000 living notable Britons.-History:...
.
Works
Business Related Works:- Top Executive Teams in the Global 100 Companies and their IT-Competence Wolfsberg Executive Development Centre, Switzerland and ADVANCE: Management Training Ltd., UK 1998
- The Basic Arts of Marketing, Random House Business Books, UK, 1990 ISBN 0091741653; Portuguese translation, , As artes básicas do marketing. Mem Martins: Publicações Europa-América, Portugal, 1991
Philosophy and Spirituality Related Works:
- Yoga: a Christian Option?, written with Amiel Osmaston, Grove Books, Nottingham, UK, 1985 ISBN 1851740600
- Indian Spirituality, Grove Books, Nottingham, UK, 1984
Literary, Artistic and Cultural Works:
- Two collections of poems in English, Beginnings and Continuations, both from Writers' Workshop, Calcutta, 1975 & 1979 respectively
- Individual poems published in The Illustrated Weekly of India, Kunapipi, Journal of Indian Writing in English, Indian PEN, The Redbeck Anthology of British Asian Poetry (edited by Debjani Chatterjee, UK, 2000), Masala (edited by Debjani Chatterjee, Macmillan, UK, 2005), and others
Edited Works:
- The Lotus: An Anthology of Indian Religious Poetry in English, Writers' Workshop, Calcutta, India, 1998
- Leela Dharmaraj, 1923-1972, Selected Poems, Writers' Workshop, Calcutta, India, 1979, second edition 1988
- Special issue of The Journal of Indian Writing in English on "Contemporary Western Writing on India"
- Third Eye: The Prospects for Third World Film
- India in the classroom : teaching about India in British schools, Commonwealth Institute, London, England
Introductions, Prefaces and Afterwords, e.g. the Introduction to Malsawmi Jacob's volume of short stories, Fresh Lease, published by GLS, Bombay, 2005 (the first literary work in English to emerge from Mizoram
Mizoram
Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the...
, India).
Bibliographical Work:
Black British Literature from the Eighteenth Century to the Present: The First Bibliography, Dangaroo Press, UK/Australia/Denmark, 1986
Critical Work:
Articles in The Oxford Companion to English Literature, Contemporary Dramatists, Contemporary Novelists, The Guardian, The London Standard, New Society, Spectator, The Sunday Times, Time Out, The Times, The Times Educational Supplement, The Times Higher Education Supplement, The Times Literary Supplement, and in various journals in Australia, Canada, India, Japan and the USA. Wrote the annual entry on India in the Danish/Australian journal Kunapipi for several years.
Important Articles
- "The Future of Democracy: An Indian Perspective" published in Hans-Joachim Hahn et al. (Eds.), Erreicht oder reicht uns die Demokratie?, Verlag des Professorenforums, Giessen, Germany, 2004, pages 97–127
- "E-Surveys: The Pitfalls", in Organisations & People, the official journal of the Association for Management Education and Development, U.K., August 2003, pages 19–22.
- "Managers' Lives, Work and Careers in the 21st Century" in Leadership and Management in the 21st Century (edited by Cary L. Cooper), Oxford University Press, December 2004, pages 107-138
- "Tackling Poverty: The Roles of Business, Government, and NGOs" in Ethix magazine (Seattle, USA), Issue 50, November 2006, http://www.ethix.org/article.php3?id=346
Speeches and Broadcasts
In 2005 Guptara made an appearance on the National Public Radio's Speaking of Faith entitled "The Gods of Business" http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/godsofbusiness/index.shtml. The speech was re-aired three more times in 2005 and 2006. http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/godsofbusiness/transcript.shtmlCitations
Citations include:- In Bernhard Koye, Ph.D. dissertation, "Private Banking im Informationzeitalter" (Wealth Management in the Information Age"), supervised by Professor Dr Hans Geiger and Professor Dr Rudolf Volkart, University of Zurich, 2004 (published by Haupt Buchhandlung, Switzerland, 2005)
- In Peter Spiegel's book, Faktor Mensch (Horizonte Verlag, Germany, 2005), page 143
- In "Controversy, Friction Challenge Globalization" by Albert M. Erisman, online at http://www.ethix.org/body.php3?id=200
- In Reputational Risk: a question of trust, by Derek Atkins, Ian Bates and Lynn Drennan. Lessons (Publishing) Limited, UK, 2006, ISBN 0-85297-763-8
- In 'A Dynamic of Becoming’: An exploration into the different concepts of ‘Spirituality’ in the worlds of Business and Education, and the implications for Leadership', by M. Warren-Smith, Farmington Fellow, Harris Manchester College, Oxford, U.K., Paper for the Hilary Term, 2006