Foundation Course Iv Sybms Sem 4
Foundation Course Iv Sybms Sem 4
(BMS)Programme at Semester IV
with Effect from the Academic Year 2017-2018
Modules at a Glance
3 Corporate Governance 11
Total 45
Objectives
SN Objectives
1 To understand significance of ethics and ethical practices in businesses which
are indispensible for progress of a country
2 To learn the applicability of ethics in functional areas like marketing, finance
and human resource management
3 To understand the emerging need and growing importance of good
governance and CSR by organisations
4 To study the ethical business practices, CSR and Corporate Governance
practiced by various organisations
Sr. No. Modules / Units
1 Introduction to Ethics and Business Ethics
• Ethics:
Concept of Ethics, Evolution of Ethics, Nature of Ethics- Personal, Professional,
Managerial
Importance of Ethics, Objectives, Scope, Types – Transactional, Participatory
and Recognition
• Business Ethics: Meaning, Objectives, Purpose and Scope of Business Ethics
Towards Society and Stakeholders, Role of Government in Ensuring Business
Ethics
Principles of Business Ethics, 3 Cs of Business Ethics – Compliance,
Contribution and Consequences
Myths about Business Ethics
Ethical Performance in Businesses in India
2 Ethics in Marketing, Finance and HRM
• Ethics in Marketing: Ethical issues in Marketing Mix, Unethical Marketing
Practices in India, Ethical Dilemmas in Marketing, Ethics in Advertising and
Types of Unethical Advertisements
• Ethics In Finance: Scope of Ethics in Financial Services, Ethics of a Financial
Manager – Legal Issues, Balancing Act and Whistle Blower, Ethics in Taxation,
Corporate Crime - White Collar Crime and Organised Crime, Major Corporate
Scams in India, Role of SEBI in Ensuring Corporate Governance, Cadbury
Committee Report, 1992
• Ethics in Human Resource Management: Importance of Workplace Ethics,
Guidelines to Promote Workplace Ethics, Importance of Employee Code of
Conduct, Ethical Leadership
3 Corporate Governance
• Concept, History of Corporate Governance in India, Need for Corporate
Governance
• Significance of Ethics in Corporate Governance, Principles of Corporate
Governance, Benefits of Good Governance, Issues in Corporate Governance
• Theories- Agency Theory, Shareholder Theory, Stakeholder Theory and
Stewardship Theory
• Corporate Governance in India, Emerging Trends in Corporate Governance,
Models of Corporate Governance, Insider Trading
4 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Meaning of CSR, Evolution of CSR, Types of Social Responsibility
• Aspects of CSR- Responsibility, Accountability, Sustainability and Social Contract
• Need for CSR
• CSR Principles and Strategies
• Issues in CSR
• Social Accounting
• Tata Group’s CSR Rating Framework
• Sachar Committee Report on CSR
• Ethical Issues in International Business Practices
• Recent Guidelines in CSR
• Society’s Changing Expectations of Business With Respect to Globalisation
• Future of CSR