Business Ethics: An Indian Perspective provides a comprehensive coverage of the theories of business ethics and emphasizes the importance of ethical principles in overcoming moral dilemmas in the business world. Using a large number of India-centric case studies and examples, this book helps readers develop the reasoning and analytical skills needed to apply ethical concepts to business. The coverage on the ethical theories underlying business and their application in the real world, a special focus on ethical issues in consumer protection and the information technology sector, whistle-blowing and real life corporate incidents makes this revised edition highly relevant for students today.
Features:
• One new chapters on Corporate Governance and Ethics in Banking and Insurance
• Indian perspective presented through contextually relevant case studies and examples
• Detailed discussion on issues in the financial, marketing, and human resource management disciplines of businesses and whistle-blowing and corruption in India
• Extensive coverage on emerging cybercrimes and the Indian laws governing them
• An appendix that provides information on the scope and functioning of the Right to Information Act 2005
Table of Contents:
PART 1
Chapter 1 Business Ethics: An Overview
Chapter 2 Concepts and Theories of Business Ethics
Chapter 3 Ethical Dilemmas, Sources and Their Resolutions
Chapter 4 Ethical Decision- making in Business
Chapter 5 Globalization and Business Ethics
Chapter 6 Creating an Ethical Organization
PART 2
Chapter 7 Corporate Ethics: Good Governance
Chapter 8 Corporate Ethics: Investors’ Rights, Privileges, Problems and Protection
Chapter 9 Handmaid of Ethics: Corporate Social Responsibility
Chapter 10 Ethics of Consumer Protection
Chapter 11 Environmental Ethics
Chapter 12 Role of Various Agencies in Ensuring Ethics in Corporations
Chapter 13 Ethics and Indian Business
PART 3
Chapter 14 Marketing Ethics
Chapter 15 Ethical Issues in Human Resource Management
Chapter 16 IT Industry: An Overview and Ethical Perspective
Chapter 17 Ethical Issues in Financial Management
Chapter 18 Whistle Blowing
Chapter 19 Corruption in India
Chapter 20 Corporate Governance and Ethics in Banking and Insurance
About the Author
Late A. C. Fernando was a retired senior professor of Economics and Corporate Governance at the Loyola
Institute of Business Administration (LIBA),
K. P. Muraleedharan was the former Director and Dean of School Business Studies, University of Calicut and also Head of the Department of Commerce and Management Studies.
E. K. Satheesh is a Professor of Financial Management in the Department of Commerce and Management Studies. He is currently the Dean for the Faculty of Commerce and Management and former Head, Department of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Calicut.