INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ETHICS
Business Ethics – Meaning, Definition, Nature and Characteristics – Ethical Theories – Benefits of Business Ethics – Scope of Ethics - Causes of unethical Behaviour – Work Ethics – Companies with Best Ethical Policies and Practices.
Meaning – Types of Management Ethics – Ethical Analysis – Ethical Dilemma – Ethical Scandals – Ethics in Practice – Ethics for Managers – Role and Function of Ethical Manager – Ethical Decision Making – Theories of Ethics.
ETHICS IN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Political, legal environment - Provisions of the Indian constitution pertaining to Business - Political setup - characteristics and their implications for business - Prominent features of MRTP & FERA -Social, cultural environment, their impact on business operations.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Meaning - Evolution of corporate social responsibility - Perspectives of CSR - Models of CSR, Drivers of CSR - Business Ethics and CSR - CSR Practices in India - Major CSR Initiatives
Corporate Governance - Meaning - Objectives - Need and Importance – Models - Corporate Social Reporting - Corporate Governance and the Role of Board of Directors - Corporate Governance System Worldwide
Reference Book:
1 Mallin, Christine A., ‘Corporate Governance (Indian Edition)’, Oxford University Press, New Delhi. 2 Mark S Schwartz, ‘Corporate Social Responsibility (Broadview Guides to Business and Professional Ethics)’, Broadview Press Ltd
Text Book:
Denis Collins, ‘Business Ethics: Best Practices for Designing and Managing Ethical Organizations’, Sage Publication, 2019. 2 Joanne B. Ciulla, Clancy Martin, and Robert C. Solomon, ‘Honest Work: A Business Ethics Reader’, Oxford, 4th edition, 2018.
