Syllabus

Course Code: MBA - 302    Course Name: Indian Ethos and Business Ethics

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Understanding need for Ethics, ethical values, myths and ambiguity, Ethics v/s Ethos, Theories of Ethics, Absolutism verses Relativism, Teleological approach, the Deontological approach, Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development, Ethical Principles in Business.
Indian wisdom & Indian approaches towards business ethics: Tenets of Indian cultural heritage, Role of Indian Ethos in Managerial Practices, Scriptures in understanding ethics: Management Lessons from Vedas, Mahabharata, Bible, and Quran. Indian v/s Western Management styles.
Work Ethos and Values for Indian Managers- Relevance of value based management in global perspective- Impact of values on stakeholders, Trans-cultural human values, Secular v/s spiritual values, Value Systems and work cultures.
Indian Systems of Learning-Gurukul system of learning, Karma philosophy and its importance to Managers- Nishkama Karma- Laws of Karma, Law of Creation- Law of Humility- Law of Growth- Law of Responsibility- Law of connection - Corporate Karma Leadership.
Ethical tenets of organization culture, developing codes of ethics and conduct, Ethical decision making, ethical reasoning, ethical and value based leadership, Ethical dilemmas in different business areas of operations, finance, marketing HRM and international business, ethical dilemma resolution process.
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