Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

Program: PGPM Class: 2019-20

Credit : 3
Sessions: 30
Semester : IV
Course Code: SL GM 602 Prof Rakesh Pathak

Objectives: This course aims to provide a brief background of ethical, moral and value based
issues in evaluation of society and its impact on business relationship.

Learning Outcome:-
(1) Explain the concept of ethics, morality, values and utilize them to solve typical real-life
business problems.
(2) Demonstrate the ethical perspective in different functional department of the organization
such as marketing, finance, strategy and ethical issues at workplace.
(3) Analyze the different approaches of corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and discuss the
current CSR Practices in India as well as abroad.
(4) Compare the different Global Corporate Governance models and assess the change in
Governance mechanism over the period of time.
(5) Rate different Organizations as the different Corporate Governance rating models
(6) Discuss the recommendations of different committee reports as well as different clauses and
acts regarding Corporate Governance mechanism.

REFERENCE BOOKS: AUTHOR / PUBLICATION

Business Ethics & Corporate Governance An Indian Perspective – A.C Fernando Pearson
Education ( Book Available in Library &
Recommended to Students

Business Ethics and Corporate Governance IUP

Corporate Governance T.N Satheesh Kumar – Oxford University Press, 2010

Business @ Governance & Sustainability
Corporate Governance Principle ,Mechanisms &
Practice
Ethic in Business & Corporate Governance:
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (
Taxmann),2010
Swamy Dr. Partha Sarathi , Biztantra 2010 Indian Text
Edition
S.K Mondal , Tata Mcgraw Hill , Edition 2010

Business Ethics :Concepts and Cases Sixth Manuel G.Velasquesz

Edition
Business Ethics Managing Corporate citizenship Andrew Crane , Dirk Matten- Oxford University Press
and sustainability in the age of Globalization –
Second Edition.
Effective 16 Oct, 2019

Topics Sessions Total

Sessions
Understanding Ethics 1,2,3 3
Managing Business Ethics 4, 5,6,7,8,9,10 7
Corporate Social Responsibility : 11,12,13 3
Complexity of Ethical Issues : 14,15,16 3
Ethical Leadership : 17, 1
Evaluation of Corporate Governance 18,19,20, 3
Internal Corporate Governance Mechanism 21,22,23, 3
External Corporate Governance Mechanism 24,25,26 3
Corporate Governance Rating 27, 1
Corporate Governance In India 28, 29,30 3
Exams, Project Evaluation, Guest Lecture 3Sessions (Inclusive of 30 30
Sessions )

Evaluation – Weightage (%)

I) Continuous Evaluation ( CE1,) : 15%

II) Mid-Term Test ( CE 2) : 20 %
III) CE3 ( Group Project ) : 15%
IV) Case Evaluation and Participation (CE4) : 10%
V) Final Exam (CE5) : 40%

NB: - (a) Mid – Term Test (CE 2) evaluation will include syllabus till session 15, 16
(b) Groups will be formed in consultation with Class for CE3 and CE4 evaluations.
(c) Cases are being identified and will be intimated in advance through AMC.
(d)Apart from the above Case lets, News Published in Leading Newspapers can also be
discussed specific to a topic in the class.
(e) Should you need to have discussion on any of the above mentioned topics, you may
reach out to me. My mail id is rakesh.pathak@ibsindia.org, Extension no 253, Mobile no:
9552524081.