Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Subject Overview
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility covers the ethical and governance dimension of management — why it matters and how it's actually practised in India. You'll cover the nature and purpose of business ethics and ethical decision-making, Indian ethos and its relevance to management, the history, evolution, and Indian models of CSR (including Carroll's model), and close with the international CSR framework — the UN Global Compact, Sustainable Development Goals, and OECD guidelines. This is a 2-credit Skill Enhancement Course across 4 units.
Unit-wise Syllabus
4 units — click WhatsApp below to get the full notes for each
Unit 1: Business ethics fundamentals
Nature, scope and purpose of ethics, importance of ethics and moral standards, ethical principles in markets, environment, trade, finance and HR, science and human values
Unit 2: Indian ethos for managers
Need, purpose and relevance of Indian ethos, brain stilling, total quality mind, intuition, intellectual-rational vs. holistic-spiritual brain, professional ethos and codes of ethics, foundational human values — freedom, creativity, love, wisdom
Unit 3: Corporate Social Responsibility in India
Meaning, definition, history and evolution of CSR, corporate philanthropy and citizenship, triple bottom line and sustainable business, CSR and corporate governance, environmental aspects, Carroll's model, drivers and codes of CSR in India
Unit 4: International CSR framework
Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals, relationship between CSR and the MDGs, UN Global Compact 2011, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, OECD CSR policy tool, ILO tripartite declaration