Global Business Ethics
MBA Second Year
(International Business)
School of Distance Education
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore - 641 046
Author: R Hema Nalini
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CONTENTS
Page No.
UNIT I
Lesson 1 Introduction to Business Ethics 7
Lesson 2 Nature and Purpose of Ethics 14
Lesson 3 Ethics and Conflicts of Interests 22
Lesson 4 Corporate Social Responsibility 29
UNIT II
Lesson 5 Ethics in Marketing and Consumer Protection 43
UNIT III
Lesson 6 Ethics at Work Place 55
Lesson 7 Discrimination 65
UNIT IV
Lesson 8 Environmental Issues 79
Lesson 9 Depletion of Natural Resources 89
UNIT V
Lesson 10 Ethics in Accounting and Finance 99
Model Question Paper 117
GLOBAL BUSINESS ETHICS
SYLLABUS
UNIT I
Introduction to Business Ethics: The nature, purpose of ethics and morals for
organizational interests; Ethics and Conflicts of Interests; Ethical and Social
Implications of business policies and decisions; Corporate Social Responsibility;
Ethical issues in Corporate Governance.
UNIT II
Ethics in Marketing and Consumer Protection - Healthy competition and protecting
consumer's interest, cultural impact on cultural diversification.
UNIT III
Ethics in Workplace - Individual in the organization, discrimination, harassment,
gender equality, RACE preferences in recruitment process.
UNIT IV
Environment Issues: Protecting the Natural Environment - Prevention of Pollution
and Depletion of Natural Resources; Conservation of Natural Resources.
UNIT V
Ethics in Accounting and Finance - Importance, taxation issues and common
problems.