BBA Semester 6

Subject Business Ethics and Corporate Governance.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ETHICS:

Meaning

of

Ethics,

Definition

of

(8 HOURS)

Ethics

and

Business

Ethics,

Introduction to Business ethics, Need, Importance, Nature, Scope,

Objectives of Business Ethics, Factors influencing Business Ethics,
Characteristics of Business Ethics.
UNIT-2 THEORIES OF BUSINESS ETHICS:

(8 HOURS)

Utilitarian Approach, Deontological Approach, Justice Approach, Kants

Theory of Ethics, Libertarian Approach, Virtual Approach.
UNIT-3 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS:

(6 HOURS)

Ethics in Marketing Professionals, Ethics in HRM, Ethics in Finance and

Accounting Professionals.

UNIT 5 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

Origin

and

Development

of

(6 HOURS)

Corporate

governance,

underlying

Theories
Corporate

Governance (Stake holders theory and Stewardship theory, Agency theor

y, Separation of

ownership

control, Corporate Governance Mechanism:

Anglo

and
American Model,

German Model, Japanese Model, and Indian Model.

UNIT 6 BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

(4 HOURS)

Role of Board of Directors and Board Structure, Role of Board of Director

s, Role of the Non executive director, Role of Auditors, SEBI Growth of
Corporate Governance, Role of Government.

UNIT 7 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN INDIA:

(4 HOURS)

Corporate governance in India: Kumar Mangalam Birla Committee, CII

Initiative, SEBI Initiative, etc.
UNIT 8 INTRODUCTION TO CSR:

(10 HOURS)

Corporate Social Responsibility of business.

Text Readings:
1. Ethics in Business and Corporate Governance. S K Mandal. McGraw Hill education Pvt.
Ltd.
2. Corporate Governance, Business Ethics and CSR. Anil Kumar, Jyotsna Rajan Arora.
International Book House Pvt. Ltd.

Reference Books:
1. Business Ethics and Corporate Governance. CSV Murthy. Himalaya Publishing House.
2. Corporate Governance, Ethics and Social Responsibilty. V Balachandran and V
Chandrasekaran. PHI Pvt Ltd.