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BA8401 BUSINESS ETHICS, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GOVERNANCE

BA8401 BUSINESS ETHICS, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GOVERNANCE mba-syllabus-subject-notes-pevious-year-questions-papers-bank

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
To have grounding on theory through the understanding of real life situations and cases.

COURSE OUTCOME:
To understand ethical issues in workplace and be able to find solution for ‘most good’.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Definition & nature Business ethics, Characteristics, Ethical theories; Causes of unethical behavior;
Ethical abuses; Work ethics; Code of conduct; Public good.

UNIT ETHICS THEORY AND BEYOND 9
Management of Ethics - Ethics analysis [ Hosmer model ]; Ethical dilemma; Ethics in practice -
ethics for managers; Role and function of ethical managers- Comparative ethical behaviour of
managers; Code of ethics; Competitiveness, organizational size, profitability and ethics; Cost of ethics in Corporate ethics evaluation. Business and ecological / environmental issues in the Indian
context and case studies.

UNIT III LEGAL ASPECTS OF ETHICS 9
Political – legal environment; Provisions of the Indian constitution pertaining to Business; Political
setup – major characteristics and their implications for business; Prominent features of MRTP &
FERA. Social – cultural environment and their impact on business operations, Salient features of
Indian culture and values.

UNIT IV ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 9
Economic Environment; Philosophy of economic grow and its implications for business, Main
features of Economic Planning with respect to business; Industrial policy and framework of
government contract over Business; Role of chamber of commerce and confederation of Indian
Industries.

UNIT V CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GOVERNANCE 9
Definition- Evolution- Need for CSR; Theoretical perspectives; Corporate citizenship; Business
practices; Strategies for CSR; Challenges and implementation; Evolution of corporate governance;
Governance practices and regulation; Structure and development of boards; Role of capital market
and government; Governance ratings; Future of governance- innovative practices; Case studies
with lessons learnt.

TEXTBOOKS
1. S.A. Sherlekar, Ethics in Management, Himalaya Publishing House, 2009.
2. William B. Werther and David B. Chandler, Strategic corporate social responsibility, Sage
Publications Inc., 2011
3. Robert A.G. Monks and Nell Minow, Corporate governance, John Wiley and Sons, 2011.

REFERENCES
1. W.H. Shaw, Business Ethics, Cengage Learning, 2007.
2. Beeslory, Michel and Evens, Corporate Social Responsibility, Taylor and Francis, 1978.
3. Philip Kotler and Nancy Lee, Corporate social responsibility: doing the most good for company
and your cause, Wiley, 2005.
4. Subhabrata Bobby Banerjee, Corporate social responsibility: the good, the bad and the ugly,
Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007.
5. Satheesh kumar, Corporate governance, Oxford University, Press, 2010.
6. Bob Tricker, Corporate governance- Principles, policies and practices, Oxford University Press,
2009.
7. Larue Tone Hosmer and Richard D., The Ethics of Management, Irwin Inc., 1995.
8. Joseph A. Petrick and John F. Quinn, Management Ethics - integrity at work, Sage, 1997.

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