Business Ethics

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Contents

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Introduction to Business Ethics

1.1 Meaning, Nature and Scope of Business Ethics

1.2 Ethics in Contemporary Business

1.3Organizational Ethical Climate – Ethical Decision Making and Importance of Framing Ethical Policies

1.4Why Ethical Problems occur in Business

1.5 Difference between workplace Ethics and Laws

1.6 Ethical Code of Conduct in Global Business

1.7 Government protection policies against illegal business practices.

1.8 Influence of Interest Groups on the Government

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Corporation and Stakeholder Ethics

2.1 Impact of Business Decisions on Stakeholders

2.2 Leadership Ethics at the organizational level – Training Ethics, imbibing organizational values and cultures, Awareness of rule and regulations of an organization, Upskilling and Ethical knowledge of employees.

2.3 Organization of Modern corporation and Interaction with stakeholders

2.4 Whistleblower Act and Employee Rights: Privacy and Safety

2.5 Collective Bargaining and Role of Management in implementing Ethics.

2.6 Ethics in Compliance Management – Fraud, Corruption, Sanction Violations, Conflict of Interests, Human Rights Violation.

2.7 Health and Safety Issues in Organizations – Workplace Safety, Measures to avoid accidents, Maintenance of Psychological well- being of employees.

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing Ethics

3.1 Role and Responsibility of Organizations towards government and society.

3.2 CSR Performance – Meaning and Responsibility.

3.3 CSR – Strategy in building community relationships.

3.4 Corporate Citizenship and – Concept and Stages

3.5 Ethical behaviour in Advertising Practices and Advertising ethics.

3.6 Ethical and Unethical Target Marketing in Business

3.7 Advertising abuses and Regulation

3.8 Media Industry – Role, Impact and Ethical Practices

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Environmental and Consumer Ethical Issues

4.1 Environmental Ethics and Human values – Meaning and Impact on Environmental problems

4.2 Environmental legislation – Laws and Regulation with Indian Context and Stages of becoming an ecologically sustainable organization.

4.3 Sustainable Development – Definition, Obstacles and Impact, Business operations – A threat to earth’s ecosystem.

4.4 Difference between Customer and Consumerism

4.5 Government regulation agencies for Consumer protection and Protecting consumer privacy online.