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@article{194108,
        author = {Dr. C. Magesh Kumar  Assistant Professor and S. Lavanya Assistant Professor and J. Sharmila Assistant Professor},
        title = {An Integrated Ethical Decision Making Model for Business Leadership: Insights from the Thirukkural},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {2449-2452},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=194108},
        abstract = {Decision making constitutes the core function of business leadership and organizational governance. Contemporary business environments demand not only rational analysis and strategic planning but also ethical responsibility and social accountability. Ancient Indian wisdom literature offers valuable insights into human conduct and leadership values. Among these, the Thirukkural composed by Thiruvalluvar presents a comprehensive framework of virtue, governance, and moral discipline. Several modern scholars have examined decision making and management principles from the Thirukkural perspective. However, a unified ethical decision-making model suitable for contemporary business leadership remains underdeveloped. This study synthesizes existing literature and interprets selected Kurals to construct an integrated management model combining rational judgment with moral choice. The proposed model consists of five stages: ethical awareness, rational evaluation, value alignment, responsible execution, and reflective learning. The paper argues that this framework can guide business leaders toward sustainable, just, and trustworthy decision making. The study contributes to management scholarship by presenting an indigenous ethical model grounded in classical Tamil wisdom and relevant to modern organizational practice.},
        keywords = {Thirukkural, Ethical Leadership, Decision Making, Business Management, Moral Reasoning, Integrated Model.},
        month = {March},
        }