Syllabus

Course Code: M-BECOE -021    Course Name: Elective Course - Business Environment And Laws-I

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Introduction to Business Environment
Business environment: Concepts, Significance and Contemporary Perspectives; Process of environmental scanning; Economic Systems; Macroeconomic Indicators and their significance for Business: National Income, Consumption, Investment, Inflation, Business Cycles.
Reading List
• Ahmed, Faisal & Absar Alam, M. (2014). Business Environment: Indian and Global Perspective. PHI Learning Private Limited, Delhi.
• Albright, Kendra (2008). Environmental Scanning: Radar for Success. Information Management Journal.
• Costa, Jorge (1995). An Empirically-Based Review of the Concept of Environment Scanning. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
• Duncan, R.B. (1972). Characteristics of organizational environments and perceived environmental uncertainty. Administrative Science Quarterly, 313-327.
• Kroon, J. (1995). General Management. Pearson South Africa.
2 Indian Economic Policy
Industrial policy in India in recent years; Policy with regard to small scale industries and labour; Monetary policy; fiscal policy; BOP and union budget as an instrument of growth and their impact on business; Recent Developments in Money and Capital Markets.
Reading List
• Ahmed, Faisal & Absar Alam, M. (2014). Business Environment: Indian and Global Perspective. PHI Learning Private Limited, Delhi.
• https://dipp.gov.in/policies-rules-and-acts/policies/industrial-policy.
• https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FS_Overview.aspx
• https://dea.gov.in/sites/default/files/FPI_trends_Trajectory.pdf
• https://www.boeckler.de/pdf/v_2013_08_02_mccombie.pdf
• http://www.ferda-halicioglu.com/IKT762-vMakroiktisatsecmekonular/Konular/Konu%2010.pdf
3 International Organizations and Indian Business
International Organizations: UNCTAD, IMF, World bank; WTO Regime and major provisions under WTO; FDI: trends and importance; Technological and socio-cultural environment; Social responsibility and Indian business.
Reading List
• Ahmed, Faisal & Absar Alam, M. (2014). Business Environment: Indian and Global Perspective. PHI Learning Private Limited, Delhi.
• Bedia, D.D., Hyde, A. M. & Ubeja, S.K. (2018). Corporate Ethics in Indian Business Environment. Writers Choice.
4 International Aspects of Business Environment
Internationalization of Firms; Cross-cutting issues in International Business Environment; Foreign exchange risk and exposure; Country risk and political risk analysis.
Reading List
• Ahmed, Faisal & Absar Alam, M. (2014). Business Environment: Indian and Global Perspective. PHI Learning Private Limited, Delhi.
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