Syllabus
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Course Code: MC 315 Course Name: Optional Group I (HRM & General Management) - Business Ethics & Social Responsibility |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Ethics: Concept and principles, relationship with morality, values, and law, moral reasoning. Stages of moral and ethical development; Ethical theories in relation to business – egoism, utilitarianism, Kant’s ethics. Religion and ethics; Ethical Dilemma: causes and resolution. Ethical decision making in business –models and processes, personal and corporate values and ethical decision making. Globalization and business ethics; Creating an ethical organization – corporate governance, corporate culture, CSR, code of conduct. Business ethics and consumer protection; Business ethics and environment protection - maintaining ecological balance, sustainable development, Business ethics and human resources – workplace issues, privacy; Role of outside stakeholders on ethics – media, public, Judiciary; IT and ethics. Social responsibility – meaning and importance. Socially responsible consumption, Social responsibility of business. CSR – fundamentals and evolution; Approaches to CSR – Freeman’s approach, Gandhian trusteeship principle, Stakeholder approach, Triple bottomline; CSR and philanthropy, Advantages and disadvantages of CSR; CSR and corporate strategy; CSR and profitability, Implementing CSR programmes. |
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