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Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

This document outlines the objectives and outcomes of a course on Business Ethics and Corporate Governance. The course aims to acquaint students with the ethical dimensions of business decisions and theories of ethics. It also aims to develop an understanding of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance. The course outcomes are that students will be able to interpret ethics, analyze ethical theories, understand corporate social responsibility, and describe corporate governance processes in India. The course covers topics such as the nature of business ethics, ethical theories, corporate social responsibility, and corporate governance models and reforms.

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Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

This document outlines the objectives and outcomes of a course on Business Ethics and Corporate Governance. The course aims to acquaint students with the ethical dimensions of business decisions and theories of ethics. It also aims to develop an understanding of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance. The course outcomes are that students will be able to interpret ethics, analyze ethical theories, understand corporate social responsibility, and describe corporate governance processes in India. The course covers topics such as the nature of business ethics, ethical theories, corporate social responsibility, and corporate governance models and reforms.

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Business Ethics & Corporate Governance

Course Objectives:

COB 1: To acquaint students with to the ethical dimensions of business decisions


COB 2: To facilitate students understanding of various ethical theories.
COB 3: To develop an understanding of corporate social responsibility
COB 4: To familiarize students with the concept of corporate governance in order to equip
students to frame and institutionalize ethical business strategies.
Course Outcomes:

At the end of the Course, Students will be able to:

CO 1: Interpret and understand nature of ethics and ethical decision making.

CO 2: Critically analyze ethical theories and their relevance to contemporary times.

CO 3: Understand nature of corporation and importance of Corporate Social Responsibility.

CO 4: Describe process and efficacy of corporate governance with special reference to India.

UNIT-I
Nature and Significance of Business Ethics; Ethical Dilemmas, Personal Ethics, Morality, Religion,
Etiquette, Law, Economics, Management, Professional Code; Moral and Non-moral Standards; Ethical
Relativism; Moral Development and Moral Reasoning; Ethical Decision Making Model; Globalization
and Business ethics- Eastern Values and western Business systems,

UNIT-II
Business Ethical Principles – Role and Types of Ethical Theories- Teleological, Deontological and
Virtue; Kant’s Ethics, Rights and Duties, Ethics of care; Virtue Ethics; Ethical Dimensions of Marketing,
Human Resource, Production and Financial Decisions; Environmental Protection;

UNIT-III
Corporate Social Responsibility- Nature of Corporations; Corporation as Morally Responsible Agent;
Nature and significance of Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Responsiveness and Social
Performance; Corporate Philanthropy; Corporate Citizenship; Social Responsibility Model; Free Market
Theory and Profit Maximization; Shareholders Theory, Stakeholders Theory, Social Contracts Theory;

UNIT-IV
Corporate Governance: Nature and Significance; Property Rights and Social Institution Theory, Agency
Theory; Corporate Governance Models; Corporate Governance Failure; Corporate Scam; Whistle
Blowing; Indian Corporate Governance; Role of Board of Directors, Auditors, and Shareholders;,
Corporate Ethics Programme; Social Audit; Corporate Performance-Balanced Score Card, Triple Bottom
Line.

Note: Practical work, Case Studies& other assignments will be provided by the concerned faculty in the
class.

Suggested Readings:
1. Manuel G Velasquez: Business Ethics, Pearson
2. John R Boatright: Ethics and the Conduct of Business, Pearson.
3. Willaim H Shaw: Business Ethics, Thomson.
4. Andrew Crane & Dirk Matten: Business Ethics, Oxford
5. Daniel Albuquerque: Business Ethics, Oxford
6. Thomas Clarke: International Corporate Governance, Routledge

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