Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Course Code Course Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorials Practicals Credits
MGN645 BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
17675::Dharmendra Singh 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Course Category Courses with conceptual focus
TextBooks
Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name
T-1 BUSINESS ETHICS AND VALUE
SYSTEMS
H. C. MRUTHYUNJAYA 1st 2013 PHI LEARNING PRIVATE LIMITED
Reference Books
Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name
R-1 BUSINESS ETHICS: CONCEPTS
AND CASES
WEISS. W. JOSEPH 1st 2009 CENGAGE LEARNING
R-2 ETHICS AND INDIAN VALUES
SYSTEM (TEXT AND CASES)
A.SINGH 1st 2011 HIMALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE, DELHI
R-3 BUSINESS ETHICS VELASQUEZ MANUEL 6th PRENTICE HALL OF INDIA
R-4 BUSINESS ETHICS AND
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
B N GHOSH 1st 2011 TATA MCGRAW - HILL EDUCATION
Other Reading
Sr No Journals articles as Compulsary reading (specific articles, complete reference)
OR-1 Alasdair MacIntyre, several works: A Short History of Ethics. 2nd Ed. Notre Dame: Notre Dame University, 1998 ,
OR-2 Charles Taylor, The Ethics of Authenticity. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1991 ,
OR-3 Steven R. Nish, Good Ideas for Creating a More Ethical and Effective Workplace, Bloomington: Unlimited/Los Angeles: Josephson Institute of Ethics, 2005. Ideas
and strategies. ,
OR-4 Arthur F. Holmes, Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions. 2nd ed ,
Relevant Websites
Sr No (Web address) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features
RW-1 martinkornberger.com/includes/07ethics_as_practice.PDF Business Ethics as Practice - Martin Kornberger
RW-2 http://link.springer.com/journal/10551 Journal of Business Ethics
RW-3 ejbo.jyu.fi/pdf/ejbo_vol15_no1.pdf Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies
RW-4 www.accci.com.au/Cohen%20Paper.pdf Good Ethics is Good Business
RW-5 www.ijsrp.org/research_paper_jan2012/ijsrp-jan-2012-46.pdf Business Ethics
RW-6 http://www.usna.edu/Ethics/_files/documents/Corpsman.pdf A Case Study for Ethical Leadership Decision Making The Corpsman
RW-7 http://www.webguru.neu.edu/professionalism/case-studies/honestys-always-best-policy Honesty's Always the Best Policy
RW-8 http://www.webguru.neu.edu/professionalism/case-studies/sometimes-silence-golden Case: Sometimes Silence is Golden
RW-9 http://www.businessethics.ca/cases/wb-env1.html Whistleblowing & the Environment: the Case of Avco Environmental
RW-10 http://www.businessethics.ca/cases/pollutersdilemma1.html The Polluter's Dilemma
RW-11 http://www.businessethics.ca/cases/ehealth-and-cgt.html Case: e-Health and Commercial Genetic Testing
RW-12 http://wpweb2.tepper.cmu.edu/ethics/AA/mgmt02-case.pdf Case Study on Corporate Social Responsibility
RW-13 http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/documents/Corporate-governance-case-studies.pdf Corporate Governance Case Studies
RW-14 http://www.utrechtlawreview.org/index.php/ulr/article/viewFile/URN%3ANBN
%3ANL%3AUI%3A10-1-112903/203
Case Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility
RW-15 http://caseplace.org/d.asp?d=275 Case study on Coca Cola India
RW-16 http://caseplace.org/d.asp?d=2812 Sarbanes-Oxley Act: What Has it Wrought?
RW-17 http://caseplace.org/d.asp?d=2210 Corporate Reform in the United States
RW-18 http://www.casestudyinc.com/tesco-csr-case-study CSR Initiatives at Tesco
RW-19 http://ibscdc.org/Free%20Cases/Creating%20Six-Sigma%20Standards%20p1.htm Flour Corp's Business Ethics Practices: Creating Six Sigma Standards in
Staying Corruption-Free
RW-20 http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/web/product_detail.seam;jsessionid=C6C870EA5527CF5
90B64D0E548FBEB0F?E=67873&R=HKU737-PDF-ENG&conversationId=1070825
Manfold Toy Company: Corporate Governance and Ethics for Directors
and Professionals
RW-21 http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/web/product_detail.seam;jsessionid=C6C870EA5527CF5
90B64D0E548FBEB0F?E=23826&R=399055-PDF-ENG&conversationId=1070825
Becton Dickinson: Ethics and Business Practices
RW-22 http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/tata-steel/business-ethics-and-sustainability-in-the-
steel-industry/introduction.html#axzz37h7eB100
Business Ethics and Sustainability in Steel Industry: Tata Steel Case
Study
RW-23 http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/cadbury-schweppes/ethical-business-practices/the-
importance-of-ethics-in-business.html#axzz37h7eB100
Ethical business practices: A Cadbury Schweppes case study
RW-24 http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/vodafone/developing-and-implementing-a-strategic-
approach-to-ethics/the-external-environment.html#axzz37h7eB100
Developing and implementing a strategic approach to ethics A Vodafone
case study
RW-25 http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/ca/implementing-codes-of-
conduct/introduction.html#axzz37h7eB100
Implementing Codes of Conduct: A C and A case study
Detailed Plan For Lectures
LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)
Weeks before MTE 8
Weeks After MTE 7
Spill Over 2
Week
Number
Lecture
Number
Broad Topic(Sub Topic) Chapters/Sections of
Text/reference
books
Other Readings,
Relevant Websites,
Audio Visual Aids,
software and Virtual
Labs
Lecture Description Learning Outcomes Pedagogical Tool
Demonstration/
Case Study /
Images /
animation / ppt
etc. Planned
Live Examples
Week 1 Lecture 1 Perspectives of Business
Ethics(Business Ethics and
Global Perspectives)
T-1:Chapter 01 and
03
RW-21 Introduction to Business
Ethics and its Evolution
Students will learn
about Business Ethics
and different views
about it
Case Based
Discussion
Discuss Highly
Ethical
Organizations
Lecture 2 Perspectives of Business
Ethics(Views of Different
Schools of Thought)
T-1:Chapter 01 and
03
RW-7 Introduction to Business
Ethics and its Evolution
Students will learn
about Business Ethics
and different views
about it
Case based
discussion
Discuss why
ethics is
important
Week 2 Lecture 3 Perspectives of Business
Ethics(Business Ethics and
Laws)
T-1:Chapter 3 RW-16 L3: Introduction to
Business Ethics and
Law Abidance
L4:Absolute Ethical
Security and Sarbanes-
Oxley Act
Students will learn
the laws related to
Business Ethics
Presentation and
Case study
discussion
Real-World
Examples of
Bad Business
Ethics
http://www.brig
hthub.com/offic
e/entrepreneurs/
articles/115557
.aspx
Lecture 4 Perspectives of Business
Ethics(Business Ethics and
Laws)
T-1:Chapter 3 RW-16 L3: Introduction to
Business Ethics and
Law Abidance
L4:Absolute Ethical
Security and Sarbanes-
Oxley Act
Students will learn
the laws related to
Business Ethics
Presentation and
Case study
discussion
Real-World
Examples of
Bad Business
Ethics
http://www.brig
hthub.com/offic
e/entrepreneurs/
articles/115557
.aspx
Week 3 Lecture 5 Ethical Theories and Ethical
Decision Process
(Contemporary Ethical
Theories)
T-1:Chapter 7 OR-1
OR-2
RW-4
RW-5
Introduction to
Contemporary Ethical
Theories
Students will learn
Contemporary
Ethical Theories
Presentation and
Discussion
Lecture 6 Ethical Theories and Ethical
Decision Process(Social
Contract Theory)
T-1:Chapter 7 Introduction to Social
Contract Theory and
Moral Development
Theories
Students will learn
about the Social
Contract Theory and
Moral Development
Theories
Presentation and
Discussion
Week 4 Lecture 7 Ethical Theories and Ethical
Decision Process(Ethical
Decision Process)
T-1:Chapter 8 RW-6
RW-10
Lecture 7: Discussion on
Ethical Decision Process
Lecture 8: An Ethical
Route, Micro and Macro
Ethical Decision
Supporters
Lecture 9: Ethical Issues
of Decision Making
Process
Lecture 10: Ethical
Dilemma and Principle
of Ethical Selectivity
Students will learn
Ethical Decision
Process and its
challenges
Case Based
Discussion
Discuss the
Article:
http://greatergoo
d.berkeley.edu/a
rticle/item/right_
and_wrong_in_t
he_real_world
Lecture 8 Ethical Theories and Ethical
Decision Process(Ethical
Decision Process)
T-1:Chapter 8 RW-6
RW-10
Lecture 7: Discussion on
Ethical Decision Process
Lecture 8: An Ethical
Route, Micro and Macro
Ethical Decision
Supporters
Lecture 9: Ethical Issues
of Decision Making
Process
Lecture 10: Ethical
Dilemma and Principle
of Ethical Selectivity
Students will learn
Ethical Decision
Process and its
challenges
Case Based
Discussion
Discuss the
Article:
http://greatergoo
d.berkeley.edu/a
rticle/item/right_
and_wrong_in_t
he_real_world
Week 5 Lecture 10 Ethical Theories and Ethical
Decision Process(Ethical
Decision Process)
T-1:Chapter 8 RW-6
RW-10
Lecture 7: Discussion on
Ethical Decision Process
Lecture 8: An Ethical
Route, Micro and Macro
Ethical Decision
Supporters
Lecture 9: Ethical Issues
of Decision Making
Process
Lecture 10: Ethical
Dilemma and Principle
of Ethical Selectivity
Students will learn
Ethical Decision
Process and its
challenges
Case Based
Discussion
Discuss the
Article:
http://greatergoo
d.berkeley.edu/a
rticle/item/right_
and_wrong_in_t
he_real_world
Lecture 9 Ethical Theories and Ethical
Decision Process(Ethical
Decision Process)
T-1:Chapter 8 RW-6
RW-10
Lecture 7: Discussion on
Ethical Decision Process
Lecture 8: An Ethical
Route, Micro and Macro
Ethical Decision
Supporters
Lecture 9: Ethical Issues
of Decision Making
Process
Lecture 10: Ethical
Dilemma and Principle
of Ethical Selectivity
Students will learn
Ethical Decision
Process and its
challenges
Case Based
Discussion
Discuss the
Article:
http://greatergoo
d.berkeley.edu/a
rticle/item/right_
and_wrong_in_t
he_real_world
Week 6 Lecture 11 Development and Evolution
of Corruption(Concept of
Corruption)
T-1:Chapter 4 RW-19 L11: Introduction to
Corruption
L12: Forces behind
corruption
Students will learn
the development of
corruption
Case based
discussion
Discuss
examples of
corruption in
government
oreganizations
Lecture 12 Development and Evolution
of Corruption(Concept of
Corruption)
T-1:Chapter 4 RW-19 L11: Introduction to
Corruption
L12: Forces behind
corruption
Students will learn
the development of
corruption
Case based
discussion
Discuss
examples of
corruption in
government
oreganizations
Week 7 Lecture 13 Development and Evolution
of Corruption(Why people
succumb to corruption)
T-1:Chapter 4 Introduction to
Corruption forces,
corruption tree,
Germination of Corrupt
thoughts, roots of
corruption
Students will learn
why people succumb
to corruption
Presentation and
discussion
Discuss relevant
news related to
corruption
Lecture 14 Development and Evolution
of Corruption(Why
corporates succumb to
corruption)
T-1:Chapter 5 RW-15
RW-16
RW-17
L14: Discussion on why
corporates succumb to
corruption
L15: Driving forces
responsible for unethical
practices
Students will learn
about the driving
forces responsible for
unethical practices
Presentation and
discussion
Find and discuss
some corporates
which succumb
to corrupt
practices
Week 8 Lecture 15 Development and Evolution
of Corruption(Why
corporates succumb to
corruption)
T-1:Chapter 5 RW-15
RW-16
RW-17
L14: Discussion on why
corporates succumb to
corruption
L15: Driving forces
responsible for unethical
practices
Students will learn
about the driving
forces responsible for
unethical practices
Presentation and
discussion
Find and discuss
some corporates
which succumb
to corrupt
practices
Lecture 16 Development and Evolution
of Corruption(Manifestation
of Corrupt Practices)
T-1:Chapter 6 RW-1
RW-3
RW-11
RW-18
RW-21
Discussion on
economic, social, legal
and cultural offence
Students will learn
about various offence
Presentation and
discussion
Discuss
examples of
various offence
MID-TERM
Week 9 Lecture 17 Corporate Social
Responsibility and Value
Systems(Concept of
Corporate Social
Responsibility)
R-4:Chapter 17 RW-12
RW-14
RW-18
Introduction to
Corporate Social
Responsibility
Students will learn
about CSR, CSR
principles and
strategies
Case based
discussion
Lecture 18 Corporate Social
Responsibility and Value
Systems(Models of
Corporate Social
Responsibility)
R-4:Chapter 17 Intoduction to various
Models of CSR
Students will learn
about various CSR
models
Presentation and
Discussion
Discuss the CSR
Model of ITC
Week 10 Lecture 19 Corporate Social
Responsibility and Value
Systems(CSR: The Indian
Perspective)
R-4:Chapter 17 and
18
Introduction to CSR in
India
Students will learn
about the importance
of CSR in India
Presentation and
Discussion
Case Study:
Hindustan
Construction
Company -
Strategic
Corporate Social
Responsibility
Lecture 20 Corporate Social
Responsibility and Value
Systems(Concern for the
Environment)
T-1:Chapter 17 RW-9 Introduction to Value
Systems and concern for
the environment
Students will learn
about value systems
Case Based
Discussion
Corporate Social
Responsibility and Value
Systems(Value Systems)
T-1:Chapter 17 RW-9 Introduction to Value
Systems and concern for
the environment
Students will learn
about value systems
Case Based
Discussion
Week 11 Lecture 21 Corporate Governance
(History and Evolution of
Corporate Governance in
India)
T-1:Chapter 16
R-4:Chapter 18
RW-13 Introduction to
Corporate Governance
and its history and
components
Students will learn
about Corporate
Governance, it's
history and
components
Case Based
Discussion
Discuss
Corporate
Governance
case of Satyam
Corporate Governance(Key
Components of Corporate
Governance)
T-1:Chapter 16
R-4:Chapter 18
RW-20 Introduction to
Corporate Governance
and its history and
components
Students will learn
about Corporate
Governance, it's
history and
components
Case Based
Discussion
Toyota an
Example of
Good Corporate
Governance
Lecture 22 Corporate Governance
(Building Operation
Integrity and Transparency)
T-1:Chapter 16 Introduction to building
operation integrity and
transparency
Students will learn
how to build
operation integrity
and transparency
Presentation
Week 12 Lecture 23 Corporate Governance
(Models of Corporate
Governance)
R-4:Chapter 19 RW-13
RW-20
Introduction to various
models of Corporate
Governance
Students will learn
about various models
of Corporate
Governance
Presentation
Lecture 24 Test,Case study,Written
Report3
Week 13 Lecture 25 Corporate Governance
(Contemporary Issues in
Corporate Governance in
India)
R-4:Chapter 18 Discussion on various
contemporary issues in
Corporate Governance
in India
Students will learn
about various
contemporary issues
in Corporate
Governance in India
Case Based
Discussion
Case Study:
Corporate
Governance
Failure at
Satyam
Lecture 26 Professional Ethics(Model
Ethical Codes)
T-1:Chapter 10 RW-25 L26: Introduction to
model ethical codes,
L27: Designing ethical
guidelines and the need
for professional ethics
Students will learn
the basics and need
for Professional
Ethics. They will
learn to design ethical
guidelines and model
ethical codes.
Case Based
Discussion
Week 14 Lecture 27 Professional Ethics(Model
Ethical Codes)
T-1:Chapter 10 RW-25 L26: Introduction to
model ethical codes,
L27: Designing ethical
guidelines and the need
for professional ethics
Students will learn
the basics and need
for Professional
Ethics. They will
learn to design ethical
guidelines and model
ethical codes.
Case Based
Discussion
Lecture 28 Professional Ethics(High
Profile Ethical Collapses)
T-1:Chapter 10 and
19
RW-11
RW-19
RW-20
RW-21
Introduction to High
Profile Ethical Collapses
and corporate accidents
Students will learn
about ethical issues in
organizations and
high profile cases of
ethical collapses
Case Based
Discussion
Week 15 Lecture 29 Professional Ethics(Ethics
and International Business)
R-4:Chapter 20 RW-24 L29: Introduction to role
of Ethics in International
Business
L30: Revision of entire
syllabus.
Students will learn
about the role of
ethics in International
Business
Case Based
Discussion.
Lecture 30 Professional Ethics(Ethics
and International Business)
R-4:Chapter 20 RW-24 L29: Introduction to role
of Ethics in International
Business
L30: Revision of entire
syllabus.
Students will learn
about the role of
ethics in International
Business
Case Based
Discussion.
SPILL OVER
Week 16 Lecture 31 Spill Over
Lecture 32 Spill Over
Scheme for CA:
Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks
Test,Case study,Written Report 2 3 15 30
Total :- 15 30
Details of Academic Task(s)
AT No. Objective Topic of the Academic Task Nature of Academic Task
(group/individuals/field
work
Evaluation Mode Allottment /
submission Week
Test1 To test the
understanding of
students
Written Test Individual Section A will
comprise of 5
Questions of 3
marks each. Section
B will consist of 5
Questions of 6
marks each
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Case study1 Case Based
Presentation
Students will be given a case study in groups. They are required
to analyze the case in detail. It will be followed by a class
presentation and submission of a written report.
Group Write up of case-15
Marks,
Presentation-30
Marks
2 / 5
Written Report1 To enhance the
analytical skills of
students.
Each student will find out unethical issues prevailing in society.
Cases of such practices will be discussed, analyzed and
recommendations to resolve those issues should be provided by
student in a written report.
Individual 15 marks for
collecting the
information and 30
marks for the
written report in
which 15 marks for
the analysis and 15
marks for
suggestion.
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