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B.B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Business Ethics and Corporate Governance Syllabus - SPPU 2026

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Semester 3 · Second Year · 4 credits

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Syllabus for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

Semester 3 · Second Year · 4 credits

Objectives of the Course

  • The objective of this course is to equip the students with the concept and relevance of Business Ethics in the modern era. The students will be able to apply general ethical principles to particular cases or practices in business.

Module 01: An Overview of Business Ethics

  • 1. Definition and Concept of Ethics, Morals and Values
  • 2. Business Ethics: Characteristics, Need, Importance and Sources of Business Ethics
  • 3. Causes of Unethical Behavior and Ethical Abuses
  • 4. Guidelines for developing Code of Ethics
  • 5. Case Study

Module 02: Ethics Theories and Dilemmas

  • 1. Ethical Theories: Deontological Theory, Teleological Theory, Utilitarian Theory, Virtue theory, Modern Virtue Theory, Justice Theory, Theory of Egoism, etc., in Modern Business
  • 2. Ethics Analysis: Hosmer Model
  • 3. Ethical Dilemmas in Business, Right versus Right and Right versus Wrong
  • 4. Case Study

Module 03: Ethics in Management and Corporate Frauds

  • 1. Ethics in Marketing and Advertising, Production, Finance and Accounting and so on
  • 2. Impact of Ethics on Competitive Business Strategy
  • 3. Role of International Trade and Business Organizations in developing Business Ethics
  • 4. Ethical Issues in the Indian Context and Case Studies with special emphasis on corporate frauds (Accounting Frauds, Bank Frauds, etc.)
  • 5. Preventive Measures adopted to Curb Frauds
  • 6. Case Study

Module 04: Conceptual Framework of Corporate Governance

  • 1. Meaning, evolution, and features of Corporate Governance
  • 2. Principles of Corporate Governance; Elements of Good Corporate Governance
  • 3. Theories and Models of Corporate Governance; Green Governance/ E-Governance; Shareholder Activism
  • 4. Failure of Corporate Governance in India
  • 5. Case Study

Module 05: Legal and Regulatory Framework of Corporate Governance

  • 1. Structure and Development of Corporate Boards; Future of Governance-InnovativePractices
  • 2. Role of Independent Directors in Protecting Stakeholders, Employees, and consumer
  • 3. Regulatory Framework of Corporate Governance in India; SEBI Guidelines and Clause 49;
  • 4. Kumar Mangalam Birla Committee Report and Cadbury Committee Report
  • 5. Reforms in the Companies Act, 2013; Corporate Governance in PSU and Banks
  • 6. Case Study

Recommended Readings

  • 1. Andrew Crane and Dirk Matten, Business Ethics: Indian Edition, OUP.
  • 2. A.C. Fernando: Business Ethics and Corporate Governance- Pearson.
  • 3. M.G. Velasquez: Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases- Pearson.

Reproduced from the Savitribai Phule Pune University Revised Curriculum of Undergraduate Degree Programs of Law, the 2023 pattern as amended on 18 July 2024. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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