INDIAN ETHOS SYLLABUS Semester II

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Course Code Course Name Load Distribution(L-T-P)

MB 201 INDIAN ETHOS & 3-0-0


BUSINESS
ETHICS

Learning Outcome:
After completing this course student will be able to:
1. Identify ethical behaviour of the individual and the challenges posed by organized business activity.
2. Evaluate legal, social and ethical matters in business, and identify the influence decisions.
3. Understand Indian ethos, Value and business ethics and its application in business behavior.
4. Enhanced critical thinking

Course Content:
Unit I: Indian Ethos
Indian Ethos- Meaning, Features, Need, History, Relevance, Principles Practised by Indian Companies,
Requisites, Elements, Role of Indian Ethos in Managerial Practices.Work Ethos-Meaning, Levels,
Dimensions, Steps, Factors Responsible for Poor Work Ethos

Unit-II: Value System


Values-Meaning, Features, Values for Indian Managers, Relevance of Value Based Management in Global
Change, Impact of Values on Stakeholders: Employees, Customers, Government, Competitors and Society.
Values for Managers, Trans-Cultural Human Values in Management and Management Education, Secular v/s
Spiritual Values in Management, Importance of Value System in Work Culture, Indian Heritage in Business,
Management, Production and Consumption. Indian Management v/s Western Management.

Unit-III: Business Ethics


Business Ethics – Concept Characteristics , Importance and Need for business ethics.Ethics v/s Ethos. Indian
Ethos , Ethics , Values. Sources of Ethics , Concept of Corporate Ethics , code of Ethics –Guidelines for
developing code of ethics , Ethics ManagementProgramme, Ethics Committee.

Unit-IV: Approaches to Business Ethics


Various approaches to Business Ethics- Theories of Ethics –Friedman’s Economic theory , Kant’s
Dentological theory , Mill & Bentham’s Utilitarianism theory, Gandhian Approach in Management and
Trusteeship , Importance and relevance of trusteeship principle in Modern Business , Gandhi’s Doctrine of
Satya and Ahimsa .

Unit-V: Emerging Issues


Emergence of new values in Indian Industries after economic reforms of 1991. Corporate Governance, Ethics
in Marketing and Advertising, Human Resource Management. A Holistic Management System; Corporate
Social Responsibility.

Suggested Readings:
S.No Name of Authors/Books/Publisher/Edition
1 R Nandagopal, AjithSankar RN: Indian Ethics and Values in Management, Tata Mc Graw Hill
2 Chakraborty, S.K.: Management by Values, Oxford University Press.
3 Joseph Des Jardins, An Introduction to Business Ethics , Tata Mc Graw Hill,
4 Khandelwal Indian Ethos and Values for Managers, Himalaya Publishing House

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