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From MBA to Biology, the HR must know the both

Study of genes revealed that their expression is depending upon the  presence or abscence of other genes and so is the performance of corporate employees....... 

Most of employees including the HR in many corporate would not have even heard or be familiar with the terms ‘epistasis’ and ‘hypostatic’.  These terms are widely used in the in the field of genetics and heredity but are extremely pertinent to corporate. 

The term ‘epistasis’ is defined as a phenomenon, where the phenotype expression of a gene in a biological system is influenced/modified/changed/facilitated by other set of gene (s).  Only when the other set of gene (s) is present, the phenotypic (morphological) expression of some gene is possible.   

The cross breeding experiments conducted in plants and animals have sufficiently proved the phenomena of epistasis and hypostatic and how important it is if selection were to be made or how the diversity would have evolved in nature.

Why this terminology is so important to the corporate world and more so to the HR function?  Even for a gene expression to take place in the biological system, a right environment/supportive system is inevitable.  Otherwise, the ‘gene’, despite being present, may have to remain silent or vestigial in the system.  And such phenomenon is called ‘hypostatic’. 

Genetics and hereditary scientists have unraveled the mystery of how certain genes can be very expressive and at the same time can go silent as well when other set (s) of genes are present or absent. 

Despite being present does not mean that it is ‘present for the task’ and mere expression is not seen does not mean it is completely absent.   This should be the key lesson the corporate in general and the HR in particular must learn from gene expression or from genetics. 

The discovery of ‘epistasis and hypostatic’ in genetics made a new sage in the understanding of the species diversity, beauty and vibrancy of nature.  It also has helped in the understanding of various genetic/congenital disorders.

The interesting point is that the scientists of genetics have learned and understood the contextual meaning of the terms ‘epistasis and hypostatic’, and the question remain to be answered is that whether HR in the corporate have also learned their relevant lessons from this?

Many talented employees may remain ‘hypostatic’ in most corporate.  The performance of such people is not possible in the organization mostly due to the absence of a ‘congenial’ environment.   Such required performance is not seen or present does not mean that such talents are not there in the organization. 

Similarly, some bad culture is visibly present or seen in some organization is not just because some bad employees are present, but a very supportive culture is present in the organization for the expression such bad employees.   

Instead of passing a quick or quixotic judgment, the HR must understand the science of such events by borrowing or hiring some knowledge from genetics. 

The HR must learn biology besides MBA and only such knowledge pool alone would help them to be near perfect and practical in the organization.  Every problem and every question in the corporate has an answer in biology.          

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