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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

With effective
Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 1st Semester from academic
Subject Name: Business Ethics & Corporate Governance (BE&CG) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4519205

1. Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome Component Learning Outcome


Business Environment and  Introduction to core business ethics issues and ethical
Domain Knowledge (BEDK) concepts relevant to resolving moral issues in business
 Re-examine the knowledge of business and economic
concepts from an ethical perspective
Critical thinking, Business  Ability to recognize and resolve ethical issues in
Analysis, Problem Solving and business
Innovative Solutions (CBPI)
Social Responsiveness and Ethics  Enhanced responsibility and accountability towards
(SRE) business and community through ethical conduct
Effective Communication (EC)  Effective oral and written communication and
application of systematic ethical reasoning to business
dilemmas
Leadership and Teamwork (LT)  Critically examine the importance of the ethical
dimension in workplace decision making.

2. Course Duration: The course duration is of 40 sessions of 60 minutes each.

3. Course Contents:

70 Marks
Module No. of
Modules / Sub-Modules (External
No. Sessions
Evaluation)
Introduction to Business Ethics:
 Nature of Ethics
 Ethical Concepts and Theories
I  Morals and Values 10 17
 Importance and need of ethics in business
 Distinction between values and ethics
 Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development (CMD)
 Managerial Ethics:
 Categories of management morality
 Ethical Problems-Dilemma at Work-Sources and
Resolutions
II 10 18
 Overview of Creative Accounting-Its role in business
scandals
 Corporate Ethical Leadership
 Whistle Blowing.
Corporate Governance:
Meaning of Corporate Governance:
 Difference between Governance and Management.
III  Purpose of Good Governance 10 18
 Potential Consequence of poor CG.
 Governance risk and Financial Stability
- The balancing of conflicting objectives.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
With effective
Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 1st Semester from academic
Subject Name: Business Ethics & Corporate Governance (BE&CG) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4519205

Indian and Global Scenario:


 Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
 Overview of Anglo-American, Japanese, German
models of CG
 Reports and recommendations of Narayan Murthy &
Ganguly Committees
Strengthening Corporate Governance:
Key Issues in CG:
 Role and composition of the board, remuneration of
directors and senior executives
 Rights and responsibilities of shareholders
 Ownership of independent directors
IV 10 17
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):
 Introduction to CSR
 Advantages and Scope
 Indian Scenario
 CG and CSR
 Corporate governance rating
Practical:
The students may be given a term paper either
individually or in group of 2 to 3 students on topic like:
 Study of the CSR activities of corporates
 Important religious tenets (any one of them) and their
implication for social and spiritual enhancement.
 Significance of Values contained in Scriptures like
Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bible, Quran, etc., for
Social and Spiritual Welfare.
 Important Values prescribed by historical leaders of ----
(30 marks
V
India, viz. Chanakya, Kautilya, Akbar, Maharana CEC)
Pratap, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teressa, etc., and
their significance in guiding Human Behaviour.
 Relevant values as practiced by corporate / business
leaders and their role in empire building.
 The students may also be asked to conduct the
survey of 3 to 4 organizations to study the Ethical
practices pursued by them and the way Ethical
Dilemmas ,if any, are resolved and also the system of
corporate governance in those organizations

4. Pedagogy:
 ICT enabled Classroom teaching
 Case study
 Practical / live assignment
 Interactive class room discussions

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
With effective
Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 1st Semester from academic
Subject Name: Business Ethics & Corporate Governance (BE&CG) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4519205

5. Evaluation:
Students shall be evaluated on the following components:
Internal Evaluation (Internal Assessment- 50 Marks)
A  Continuous Evaluation Component 30 marks
 Class Presence & Participation 10 marks
 Quiz 10 marks
B Mid-Semester examination (Internal Assessment-30 Marks)
C End –Semester Examination (External Assessment-70 Marks)

6. Reference Books:

No. Author Name of the Book Publisher Year of


Publication /
Edition
1 S K Mandal Ethics in Business and Tata McGraw Hill 2011 or Latest
Corporate Governance
2 Murthy C.S.V. Business Ethics and Corporate Himalaya 2009 or Latest
Governance Publishing Edition
3 A.C. Fernando Business Ethics: An Indian Pearson Latest
Perspective
4 Riya Rupani Business Ethics and Corporate Himalaya Latest Edition
Governance Publishing
5 David J.Fritzsch Business Ethics; a Global and McGraw-Hill Latest Edition
Managerial Perspective Irwin, Singapore
6 Andrew Crane & Business Ethics : Managing Oxford University Latest Edition
Dirk Matten Corporate Citizenship and Press
Sustainability in the Age of
Globalization
7 Neeru Vasisth Corporate Governance Values Taxmann 2010
Namita Rajpu & Ethics
8 Ashok K Nadhani Business Ethics and Business Taxmann Latest Edition
Communications
9 Murthy C.S.V Business Ethics Himalaya Latest Edition
Publishing
10 Daniel Business Ethics: Principles Oxford Uni. Press Latest Edition
Albuquerque and practice

7. List of Journals / Periodicals / Magazines / Newspapers / Web resources, etc.


1. Journal of Human Values
2. IBA Journal of Management & Leadership
3. International Journal of Business Ethics in Developing Economies
4. Journal of Business Law and ethics
5. Indian Journal of Corporate Governance

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