Case Studies
India
Transcendental Meditation is widely practised by the industrial
and governmental leaders of India. Recently Maharishi Corporate
Development Programme has been introduced to the multinational giants
of India, Tata Tea Ltd. and Tata Chemicals. 20,000 managers and
employees of Tata Tea and 6,000 of Tata Chemicals have taken part
in the programme. Other renowned companies enjoying the benefits
of this unique programme include: Associated Cement, Indian Aluminium,
Reckitt & Colman, Oriental Bank of Commerce, SRF, Eveready,
Tata Unisys, BHEL, Jindal Polyester, Indian Petro Chemicals Ltd.,
Anand Group, DCM Shriram, Finolex, Hewlett Packard India, DCM Financial
Services, Indian Sugar and General Engineering Corporation, SWIL,
Williamson Magor and Co., and Kribhco.
South India Research Institute Ltd.
South India Research Institute Ltd. (SIRIS) comprises 16 industries
manufacturing basic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and edible
oils. A total of 3,000 employees are working in the SIRIS group
of industries. A large majority of employees practise Transcendental
Meditation.
After implementation of the Maharishi Corporate Development Programme,
G.S. Raju, chairman of the corporation, noted: 'Transcendental Meditation
is practised during working hours twenty minutes twice a day. Apart
from improving performance, this has helped the progress of the
company. Workers now work only 7 hours but produce 10 hours worth
of output. Before learning Transcendental Meditation in 8 hours
of work the productivity was equivalent to only 6 hours -- an increase
of productivity by 57%. In addition, there was a marked reduction
in stress, reduced absenteeism, and the workers reported less fatigue,
worries, and anxiety. We have found a more relaxed, peaceful and
comfortable atmosphere and working climate in our companies.'
USA Fortune 100 Company
One of the largest corporations in the United States turned to
the Maharishi Corporate Development Program in an effort to improve
employee health and effectiveness.
Managers and employees in a large Midwestern manufacturing plant
of the Fortune 100 company, as well as those in a Pennsylvania distribution
company, learned the Transcendental Meditation technique (company
names withheld in accord with corporate policies). After 3 months
the employees who learned the TM technique were compared with a
control group of non-meditating employees who worked at similar
job sites, held similar job positions, had similar demographics
(age, education, etc.), and similar personality characteristics
before the study began.
Published Research
The study was published in the international scientific journal
Anxiety, Stress, and Coping. Researchers reported that, compared
to controls, the group that learned the TM technique had significantly:
As found in previous studies, the effectiveness of the TM program
in reducing anxiety, smoking and drinking, and in promoting personal
development was substantially greater than other forms of meditation
or relaxation.
Related Research
A study published in a leading management journal found that managers
and employees practising the Transcendental Meditation program an
average of 11 months* showed significant improvements in job performance
and job satisfaction as compared to members of a control group of
co-workers and supervisors. People at every level of the organisation
benefited from the TM program.
Large Multinational Company
Sumitomo Heavy Industries
More than 10,000 business people in Japan have learned the Transcendental
Meditation technique. Over 2,000 of them are top executives of leading
Japanese companies including Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Toyota Motor
Company, Kyocera (Yashika), and One World Supermarkets. Over 100
Japanese companies have introduced the TM program to their managers
and employees.
After the implementation of the Transcendental Meditation program
at Sumitomo Heavy Industries, a high technology company with about
8,000 employees, research on the project was conducted by the National
Institute of Industrial Health of the Japanese government's Ministry
of Labour. The study evaluated 447 participating managers and employees
in comparison to 321 controls at the same company. Participants
showed substantial improvements in physical and mental health, including
significant reductions in anxiety, insomnia, depression, emotional
instability, physical complaints, smoking, and digestive problems.
* The benefits of the TM program are both immediate and cumulative. |
