• Concept of Ethics, Evolution of Ethics, Nature of Ethics- Personal, Professional, Managerial

• Importance of Ethics, Objectives, Scope, Types – Transactional, Participatory and Recognition

b) Business Ethics

• Meaning, Objectives, Purpose and Scope of Business Ethics Towards Society and Stakeholders, Role of Government in Ensuring Business Ethics

• Principles of Business Ethics, 3 Cs of Business Ethics – Compliance, Contribution and Consequences

• Myths about Business Ethics

• Ethical Performance in Businesses in India

• Ethical issues in Marketing Mix, Unethical Marketing Practices in India, Ethical Dilemmas in Marketing, Ethics in Advertising and Types of Unethical Advertisements

b) Ethics In Finance:

• Scope of Ethics in Financial Services, Ethics of a Financial Manager – Legal Issues, Balancing Act and Whistle Blower, Ethics in Taxation, Corporate Crime – White Collar Crime and Organised Crime, Major Corporate Scams in India, Role of SEBI in Ensuring Corporate Governance, Cadbury Committee Report, 1992

c) Ethics in Human Resource Management:

• Importance of Workplace Ethics, Guidelines to Promote Workplace Ethics, Importance of Employee Code of Conduct, Ethical Leadership

• Significance of Ethics in Corporate Governance, Principles of Corporate Governance, Benefits of Good Governance, Issues in Corporate Governance

• Theories- Agency Theory, Shareholder Theory, Stakeholder Theory and Stewardship Theory

• Corporate Governance in India, Emerging Trends in Corporate Governance, Models of Corporate Governance, Insider Trading

• Need for CSR

• CSR Principles and Strategies

• Issues in CSR

• Social Accounting

• Tata Group’s CSR Rating Framework

• Sachar Committee Report on CSR

• Ethical Issues in International Business Practices

• Recent Guidelines in CSR

• Society’s Changing Expectations of Business With Respect to Globalisation

• Future of CSR