Business Ethics

Paper Code: 
BSG 117
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course aims at helping students think about some of the important ethical implications of the day-to-day happenings and practices of Indian industry and business. 

9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction

Business Ethics: Definition, Meaning

Business Ethics and Stakeholders

Utilitarian, Moral Rights, and Justice models of business Ethics

Sources of Organization’s code of Ethics: Societal Ethics, Professional Ethics, Individual Ethics and values

9.00

Ethical Behaviors

Ethical Dilemmas: Reasons of Unethical Behavior,

Reasons for Ethical behavior

Social Responsibility: Definition, meaning

Forms of Socially Responsible Behavior

9.00

Approaches to Social responsibility: Obstructionist Approach, Defensive approach, Accommodative approach, Proactive Approach

Reasons for Social Responsibility

Social Audit             

Techniques for promoting Ethics and Social Responsibility: ethical Control systems (ethics ombudsman), Developing Ethical Culture.

9.00

Managing Diverse Workforce:

Diversity (meaning), Sources of diversity.

Ethical principles for managing Diversity:

Distributive justice, procedural justice

Advantages of effectively managing diversity

Reasons for unfair treatment of Diverse employees

Techniques for managing diversity effectively: increasing diversity awareness, increasing diversity skills

Sexual Harassment meaning, Forms of Sexual Harassment

Techniques for eradication of Sexual Harassment

9.00

Global ethical issues: Environmental ethics, Ethics in Multinational businesses, Social and ethical issues in genetic engineering,

Ethical concerns in Marketing: Advertising, Sales Promotion, Public relations, Publicity

Essential Readings: 
  1. Jones, Gareth R. and George, Jennifer M., Contemporary Management, McGraw-HillCollege, New Delhi, January. 
  2. De George, Richard T., Business Ethics. Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi
  3. Sherlekar, S. A., Ethics in Management, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
  4. Rituparna, Raj, A Study in Business Ethics, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
References: 
  1. Hartman, Laura, Perspectives in Business Ethics, , Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill.
  2. Weiss, Business Ethics, Thomson Learning, USA.
  3. Harman, Laura P., Perspectives in Business Ethics, McGraw-Hill International
Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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