Business Ethics

COURSE LAYOUT

Week 1: Meaning and Nature of Ethics, Moral and Ethics: Importance of Ethics, Types of Ethics, Causes of
Unethical BehaviorWeek 2: Meaning, Nature and Importance of Business Ethics, Types of Business Ethics, Factors
Influencing Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics: Ethical Behavior and Audit of Ethical BehaviorWeek 3: Individual Ethics, Professional Ethics, Gandhian Philosophy of Ethical Behavior, Social Audit,
Concept of Globalization and Global Business Network, Relationship among Business, Business
Ethics and Business DevelopmentWeek 4: Developing Business System Ethics relating to Ethics in Global Economy, Marketing Ethics in
Foreign Trade, Role of Business Ethics in Developing Civilized Society, Concept of Corporate
Social ResponsibilityWeek 5: Relationship between CSR and Business Ethics, Justice and Economic Environment Protection,
Business Ethics and Consumer Protection, Business Ethics and Social JusticeWeek 6: Arguments for and against Corporate Social Responsibility, Meaning of Functional Ethics, Types
of Ethics according to Functions of Business (Marketing and HRM), Types of Ethics according
to Functions of Business (Purchase, Selling and Distribution)
Week 7: Patents, Copy-rights, Intellectual Property rights, Trade Marks, and Business Ethics, Ethical Value
System, Values
Week 8: Indian Values and Ethics, Business Ethics, Ethics and Corporate Excellence, Indian and Global
Case Studies