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Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

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IBS Hyderabad

Academic Year – 2015-16, Batch of 2016

Course Handout

Course Name: Business Ethics and Corporate Governance                     Semester: IV        

Faculty Name:                                         Consultation Hours: between __hrs______ every __(day)______

                

Course Objectives:

  • To help students understand the nature  and scope of Business Ethics
  • To appreciate issues in Corporate Governance
  • To understand application of these very important aspects to the contemporary management scene with special reference to India

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course a student is expected

  • To obtain a holistic view of the different aspects of Business Ethics and Corporate Governance and the link between these two areas
  • To appreciate and understand contemporary developments in this area

Recommended Text Book:

Business Ethics & Corporate Governance - Fernando, A. C.; Pearson Education, 2nd edition

Suggested books for reference:

1. Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases – Velasquez, Manuel G.; Pearson Education, 7th edition

2. Corporate Governance - Banks, Erik; Macmillan, 2004

  Course Outline

Sl. No.

Session Nos.

Topic / Area Covered

Case

Case details

Chapter & other  Reading

1

1 to 3

Introduction to Business Ethics

1.Ethical Frameworks for

Management

HBS 9 384 105 article

Ch.1&2, Fernando

2

4 to8

Ethics – issues and challenges

2. How cos. learn your secrets

3.Martha McCaskey

4. Hollywood in India (A)

5. Firing a hero

6. Burroughs Wellcome & AZT

NY Times article

HBS 9 403 114 case

HBS 9 711 017case

ICMR: HROB

166 case

HBS 792 004 case

(with video supplement)

Chs. 3 to 7, Fernando

9

NCP I

3

10 to 12

Corporate Social

Responsibility

7.Rating of CSR activities of  Indian firms and guidelines

8. Starbucks & Conservation International

Study of websites:  a)Karmayog, b) ISO (for ISO 26000) and c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

HBS 9 303 055 case(with video supplement)

Ch.9. Fernando

4

13 - 14

Complexity of

Ethical issues

9.Exit Strategy  

10..Clipping from the Hindi movie ‘Corporate’

HBS 9 311 075 case

Chs. 10 to 12,

Fernando

5

15

Ethical leadership

11.Generation Investment Management

HBS 612704 VID (video case)

Ch.11, Fernando

6

16 - 18

CG: History of Corporate form & models

12.M & A: legal context: basic framework for Corporate Governance

13.Note on Corporate Governance Systems: US, Japan & Germany

HBS 9 803 200 article

HBS 9 292 012 article

Chs. 13to 15, Fernando

19

NCP II

7

20 - 21

Nature & Evolution of Corporate Governance

14.Marriott Corporation (A)

15.How should Board Directors evaluate themselves

 HBS 9 394 085 case

SMR 188

Article (Sloan Management Review)

Chs. 13 to 15, Fernando

8

22 - 24

Internal CG mechanisms

16.A letter from prison

17.Accounting fraud at Worldcom

HBS 9 110 045 case

HBS 9 104 071 case

Chs. 16 & 17,

Fernando

9

 25

NCP III

10

26 - 28

External CG mechanisms

18. Ensuring family & business continuity at India’s GMR group

19.Boeing’s Corporate Governance crisis

Ivey W12219 case

ICMR: CG OX 003 case

Ch.18 & 19,

Fernando

11

29 - 30

CG in India

20. ITC Limited:  India First

IIMB 375 case

Ch.21, Fernando

12

31 - 33

CG Ratings

21.CG: Got the grade

22. Advice & dissent

Stanford CG 08

article

HBR 91603 article

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