Course

OPEN ELECTIVES-UG (Arts , Humanities and Commerce)

Unit 1

Ethics- meaning – definition – Business Ethics: Meaning – Definition – importance – nature- advantages – elements of business ethics – the purpose of ethics and morals for organizational interests – Cultural and Human values in management – Indian and Global perspective.

Unit 2

Consequential and non-consequential theories – meaning – Principles – Ethical dilemma – Ethical decision making.

Unit 3

Environment Issues – Protecting the Natural Environment – Prevention of Pollution and Depletion of Natural Resources – Conservation of Natural Resources – meaning – definition – need.

Unit 4

Workplace Ethics – meaning – definition- personal and professional ethics in the organization – discrimination: meaning, employer liability for harassment – gender equality – Importance of Gender Equality

Unit 5

Organisation Ethics Development System – Organisational Culture and values- meaning- definition – Code of Ethics: meaning, definition – Value-based Leadership and its effectiveness – Benefits of Value-Based Leadership.

Course Objective:

To understand ethical principles and theories to make informed and ethical decisions, promoting a culture of integrity, environmental sustainability, and gender equality in both Indian and global organizational contexts.

Course Outcomes:

The student will be able:

CO1: To compare and contrast the role of ethics in business from Indian and global perspectives.

CO2: To identify and describe the principles of consequential and non-consequential theories.

CO3: To explain the need to protect the natural environment and conserve natural resources.

CO4: To describe the importance of gender equality and the ethical considerations in addressing workplace discrimination.

CO5: To develop a code of ethics for an organization and demonstrate the application of value- based leadership.

Textbooks:

1. Armstrong, David – Managing by Storying Around
2. Arnold, Kristen – Team Basics: Practical Strategies for Team Success – QPC Press
3. Beer, Michael, and Einsenstat, Russell – The silent killers of strategy implementation and learning

– Sloan Management Review

References:

1. Belanger, Peter – How to lose gracefully – TeleProfessional
2. Brenner, Steven, and Molander, Carl – Is the ethics of business changing – Harvard Business Review
3. Bureau of Business Practice – Leadership and the Law
4. Carey, “The ethics challenge.” Successful Meetings, April 1998