Guna Dynamics can Enrich Transactional Analysis

A good theory of social interaction is fundamental to individual, organizational and societal well-being and progress.

Transactional Analysis, the psychology of human relationships, is such a theory that is immensely popular in management literature. Guna Dynamics is an Indian psycho-philosophical theory of human conduct and behaviour that has retained its logical appeal over thousands of years. Yet, rigorous study and application of Guna theory to management is grossly neglected.

S K Chakraborty compares the two theories and sketches the similarities and differences between them. He finds that Guna theory is more comprehensive in its scope than Transactional Analysis, and is, therefore, able to explain better, both the industry's impact on environment, and the aggravated negative tendencies in our society. He proposes a synthesis of the two theories for more effective handling of human-relationships.