Corporate Governance and Business Ethics

Paper Code: 
MBA - 622
Credits: 
4.0
Contact Hours: 
40.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To improve ethical reasoning by correlating moral concepts to business practices and clarification of the values that determine managerial behaviour.
  • To understand Indian Ethos & Values, practices of Indian industry and business.
8.00
Unit I: 
Corporate Governance An Overview

Management of corporate governance, duties, responsibilities, attributes and liabilities of corporate board, models of corporate governance, corporate governance in India – corporate governance reforms, corporate governance standards and practices in Indian industries.

8.00
Unit II: 
Business Ethics

Nature, scope and purpose of ethics; Relevance of values; Importance of Ethics & moral standards; Ethics & Moral Decision Making, Corporate Social Responsibility

8.00
Unit III: 
Ethical Issues

Related with Marketing, Finance, Investment, Technology; Secular versus Spiritual Values in Management; Work ethics, concept of Swadhram.

10.00
Unit IV: 
Gandhian approach in Management and Relevance of Bhagvad Gita in Management

Gandhiji’s doctrine of Satya & Ahinsa, Concept, importance, Doctrine of Karma i..e Nishkama Karmayoga, Guna Theory (SRT i.e. Sat, Raj & Tam Model), Bhagvad Gita & Self Management

6.00
Unit V: 
Indian Ethos

Need, purpose & relevance of Indian Ethos; Salient features

Essential Readings: 
  • U.C Mathur, Coroporate Governance and business ethics MacMillan, 2009
  • V. Balachandran, V. Chandrasekaran, Corporate Governance, Ethics and social responsibility, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. 2011
  • Kesho Prasad, Corporate Governance, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. 2011
  • Manuel G. Velasquez, Business Ethics  concept and cases, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. 2012
References: 
  1. C.V Baxi, Corporate Governance, Excel Books, 2009
  2. Jyotsna Diwan Mehta, Priti Gupta, Business Ethics and Ethos, Pragati Prakashan, 2009-10
  3. Mehta, Dayal, Sharma, Business Ethics and Ethos, Ramesh Book Depot, 2009
  4. Keshav Prasad, Corporate Governance, Printice Hall Learning, 2009
  5. A.R Rao Business Ethics and Professional Values, Excel Books, 2009
  6. Balachandran & Chandrasekaran, Corporate Governance & Social Responsibility, Printice Hall Learning, 2009
  7. Prof. P. S. Bajaj & Dr. Raj. Agarwal, Business Ethics: An Indian Perspectives, Wiley India Editor, 2010
  8. Velasquez, Business Ethics: Concepts & Cases, Printice Hall Learning, 2010
  9. Roverta G. Monks, Nill Minow, Corporate Governance,  Wiley India Editor, 2010
  10. Frederickson & Ghere, Ethics in Public Management, Printice Hall Learning, 2007
  11. Das, Corporate Governance in India, Printice Hall Learning, 2009