Business Ethics and Values
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Table of contents
Student-friendly and comprehensive, this book is designed to address the requirements of undergraduate students of Economics, and it covers the syllabi of all major South-Indian universities.
Covers objectives and importance of Business Ethics
Highlights importance of ethical leadership to business culture
Discusses different types of ethical issues including bribes, corruption, scams, kickback, lobbying, fraud, etc.
Exposition on internal and external business ethics
Provides a succinct account of discipline and whistle-blowing
Student-friendly and comprehensive, this book is designed to address the requirements of undergraduate students of Economics, and it covers the syllabi of all major South-Indian universities.
Covers objectives and importance of Business Ethics
Highlights importance of ethical leadership to business culture
Discusses different types of ethical issues including bribes, corruption, scams, kickback, lobbying, fraud, etc.
Exposition on internal and external business ethics
Provides a succinct account of discipline and whistle-blowing
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ETHICS
- Meaning
- Morality
- Characteristics of Moral Standards
- Role of Ethics
- Distinction between Moral, Immoral and Unmoral Action
- Value Systems
- Sources of Ethics
- Objectives of Business Ethics
- Categorization of Values
- Distinction between Desired and Desirable Values
- Evolution of Values
- Culture and Indian Values
- Code of Values and Ethics
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 2 ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS
- Classification of Ethical Issues
- Characteristics of Business Ethics
- Conflict between Ethics and Business
- Origin of Business Ethics
- Arguments For and Against Business Ethics
- Arguments For Pursuit of Ethics in Business
- Business Ethics and its Importance to Various Stakeholders
- Importance of Business Ethics
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 3 ORGANISATIONAL ETHICS
- Meaning
- Organisational Ethics
- Enforcement of Organisational Ethics
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 4 LEADERSHIP AND BUSINESS CULTURE
- Lapses of Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Implications of Ethical Decisions
- Quality and Features of CEO
- Characteristics of Ethical Leadership
- Ethical Attitudes of Indian CEOs
- Types of Leadership and Ethical Climate
- Role of CEO in Inculcating Ethical Culture in Indian Companies
- Leadership
- Personality Traits of CEO
- Ethical Leadership
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 5 TYPES OF ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS
- Bribery and Corruption
- Reasons for Corruption
- Consequences of Corruption
- Business Bribery
- Theft and Piracy
- Coercion and Compulsion
- Deception and Duplicity
- Role of Genuine vs Fraudulent Promises in Advertisement
- Unfair Discrimination
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 6 INTERNAL ETHICS
- Recruitment
- Screening
- Promotion
- Wages
- Job Related Ethics
- Employee Exploitation
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 7 DISCIPLINE AND WHISTLE BLOWING
- Discipline - Meaning
- Concept of Discipline
- Discipline - Introduction
- Definitions of Discipline
- Objectives of Discipline
- Types of Discipline
- Causes of Indiscipline
- Acts of Indiscipline or Misconduct
- Procedure for Disciplinary Action
- Principles of Natural Justice
- Requisites of a Sound Disciplinary System
- Kinds of Punishment
- Whistle Blowing
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 8 EXTERNAL ETHICS
- Consumers, Market Fair Prices
- Unethical Practices Indulged in Marketing
- Enforcement of Moral Responsibility in Marketing
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 9 ETHICS OF COMPETITION AND FAIR PRICE
- Types of Competition
- Perfectly Competitive Market
- Monopoly Market
- Oligopolistic Market
- Monopoly and Oligopoly Market and People
- Criticism against Monopolies and Oligopolies
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 10 ADVERTISING ETHICS
- Advertising Ethics
- Commercial Advertising
- False and Tall Claims in Advertising
- Unethical Practices in Indian Advertising
- Regulatory Controls to be Observed in Advertising
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 11 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
- Introduction
- Environmental Ethics
- Pollution
- Classification of Pollution
- Classification of Pollution in Terms of CVPM
- Types of Regional Pollutants
- Types of Pollution
- Pesticide Pollution
- Nuclear Pollution
- Marine Pollution
- Air Pollution
- Air Pollution in India
- Water Pollution
- Magnitude of Water Pollution in India
- Environmental Ethics
- Ecological Ethics
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 12 POLLUTION CONTROL
- Measures to Control Pollution
- Effluent Tax or Residual Charge
- Subsidies
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 13 ETHICS AND BUSINESS POLICY
- Integration of Business and Society
- Utilitarianism
- Ethics of Care
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 14 SOCIAL AUDIT
- Introduction
- Definition
- Features of Social Audit
- Objectives of Social Audit
- Significance of Social Audit
- Limitations or Constraints to Social Audit
- Benefits of Social Audit
- Issues Addressed in Social Audit
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 15 INDIAN ETHOS FOR BUSINESS
- Meaning
- Salient Features of Indian Ethos
- Basic Principles of Indian Ethos for Management
- Prerequisites to Sound Management of an Enterprise as per Indian Ethos
- Total Quality Improvement Backed on Indian Ethos
- Kautilyan Ethics
- Ethical Values in Gita
- Ethical Values of Gandhi
- Seven Sins Advocated by Gandhiji
- Indian Views on Stress
- Contribution of Kautilya to Efficient Management of an Organisation
- Contributions of Mahabharat to Efficient Management of an Organisation
- Contributions of Thirukural to Business Ethics
- Contributions of JRD Tata to Management
- Contributions of Vallalar to Ethics
- Contributions to Mehar Baba
- Contributions of Adisankara to Indian Ethics
- Contribution of Ramana Maharishi to Indian Ethics
- Contributions of Swami Vivekananda to Indian Ethos
- Contributions of Aurobindo to Indian Ethos
- Purpose of Indian Ethos
- Values for Indian Manager
- Ethos
- Difference between Ethics and Ethos
- Laws of Karma
- Review Questions
- CHAPTER 16 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS
- Social Responsibility
- Social Responsibility Strategies
- Definitions
- Social Responsibility to Stakeholders
- Social Responsibility: A Discussion
- Review Questions
- Glossary
- References
- Index