Paper VIII :
Business Ethics
M.B. A. Sem-III
1. Elaborate the steps to reach the moral closure. How ethics helps a business to survive, thrive and grow in a competitive environment? 2. Explain in detail the concept of Trusteeship as defined by Gandhiji. What are the functions of a trustee? 3. If purpose of any business is only to earn profit, why the dimension of social responsibility is also equally important? Explain. 4. Explain the socio-political dimension of pollution control. What role does an individual play? Also explain the role played by corporate in reducing pollution. 5. Explain concept of loyalty and professional loyalty. What are the limits of loyalty? Is it unethical to be loyal to profession than to be loyal to an organization? 6. Is whistle blowing a recent phenomenon or ancient one? Compare between internal versus external whistle blowing. 7. Explain the concept of ethical investing Elaborate criticism on ethical investing. 8. Explain how CCG affects different stakeholders and their interest. Can CCG make a company into my company? 9. (a) Formal committee audits are a way of brining together the theory and practices comment. (b) Explain with specific reference to India, the concept of environmental auditing. 10. Write note on (Any Two) a. Insider trading. b. Computer crimes. c. Business Ethics and LPG. d. Just wages.
Paper VIII :
Business Ethics
M.B. A. Sem-III
1. In todays materialistic and greed base business world, what is the importance of business Ethics? Discuss the two aspects of action. 2. What is professional loyalty? In the corporate democracy, explain the concept of loyalty and the limits of professional loyalty. 3. What is a professional ethics code? What are its characteristics? Should it be made compulsory for every profession? If yes why and if not why not? 4. Does an organization bear social responsibility in the following matter? a. Obligation to inform customers. b. Just wages and discrimination. c. Waste dumping. Explain in detail. 5. Define the characteristics of the Indian ideology of business. What was Gandhijis contribution to this ideology? 6. What are intellectual Property Rights? What are its characteristics? Why has it gained so much importance in todays world? 7. What is LPG? Where does business ethics feature in it? 8. What role does ethics play in marketing and advertising? What care should be taken by advertiser when talking about product features and quality standards? 9. Discuss in detail the responsibility of policy makers in an organization when RESTUCTURING and forming a corporate PUBLIC POLICY? 10. Write note on (any two) : a. Environmental Audit. b. Computer Crimes. c. Concept of Corporate Governance d. Ethical Investing.
Paper VIII :
Business Ethics
M.B. A. Sem-III
1. Define Ehtics and Morality. Does ethics have any role to play in business today? 2. What are the moral boundaries of ethics? What according to you are the moral rights of future generations? 3. Explain briefly the historical perspective of business ethics. How is it relevant at micro, macro and moral level? 4. Explain how human interest in short run are damaging the eco system in log run. Elaborate the different polluting practices and explain how such practices can be eliminated? 5. Explain concept of whistle blowing with the help of live cases form Indian context, how Indian companies beat the whistle blower? 6. Marketing decision are not made in a vacuum but are mad within the cultural backdrop of society comment explain the relationship between marketing functions and ethics. 7. Critically appraise the Cadbury committee report 8. Explain the concept of formal committees and audit systems. How do they ensure that an organization is ethical and remains so far as long as business prospers? 9. Elaborate the characteristics of professional ethical code. What future do you see in Indian for such code? 10. Write notes on (any two): a. Moral closure b. Corporate democracy c. Intellectual property rights, d. Model of ethical audit.
Paper VIII :
Business Ethics
M.B. A. Sem-III
1. What is the importance of business Ethics in todays world of cut throat completion? 2. Who are the stakeholders to business? What responsibility does business have towards its stakeholders? 3. What are the ethical issue regarding the use of computers in organizations as well as society? 4. The Narmada Bachao Andolan launched by Medha Patkar is undergoing a few ethical dilemmas. Can you elaborate on them in context to environmental ethics? 5. What is the concept of loyalty? Explain professional loyalty and its limits. 6. Explain the ethical issue involved in recruitment of personnel. 7. What is Insider Trading? Do you think it is ethical? Give reasons. 8. Gandhijis Principles of Trusteeship can still be used in todays business context. Do you agree or disagree? Why? 9. What is ethical audit? What is the relevance of an ethical audit? Give the model of ethical audit. 10. Write note (any two):a. Waste Dumping. b. Normative Ethics. c. Consumerism. d. Whistle Blowing.
Paper VIII :
Business Ethics
M.B. A. Sem-III
1. What is the importance of Ethics in todays era of LPG? Discuss in detail. 2. What does the Indian ideology of Business ethics mean? What are the core values that play a major role in Indian style of business? 3. Do the manufacturers owe the consumers any obligation or responsibility on the following issue:a. Product feature b. Product safety c. Packaging d. Explain with justifications. 4. What is the corporate public policy? Enumerate any three issues that can crop up while framing or implementing one and how can the same crises be resolved? 5. Briefly illustrate how the concept of business ethics came into existence and the various changes that it went through till today. 6. Explain the terms Ethical investing and insider trading. What are the ethical issues related to these? What measures can be taken to lessen such occurrences? 7. What are the emerging challenges in the field of Business Ethics? Business ethics is becoming more and more people oriented than theology driven Explain. 8. Enumerate any two major ethical challenges faced by the employee at the work place today, give an explanation of each and solutions to each. 9. What is the importance and relevance of an Ethical Audit? How should a model of Ethical Audit be? 10. Write note on (any two) : a. Corporate Disclosure b. Dichotomy c. trusteeship d. Professionalism
Paper VIII :
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Business Ethics
M.B. A. Sem-III
What are corporate ethical codes? illustrate with implications on managers and give examples. What is whistle blowing? Can you give an example to fully illustrate ethical dilemma involved. Discuss the need and importance of ethics. How does the study of ethics help future managers? Discuss cyber crimes. What is computer ethics? Write a detailed note on ethical investing? Discuss the approaches of good corporate governance. Discuss how far the concept of trusteeship is being followed by Indian organizations. Describe that you know about Bhopal gas tragedy. can you state ethical problem form Union Carbide Government and Bhopal residents point of view? 9. Discuss the ethical issue related to marketing and advertising functions. 10. Write note on (any two) :
a. b. c. d.
Concept of social responsibility Cadbury report Insider trading Ethical issue related to safety standards.
Paper VIII :
Business Ethics
M.B. A. Sem-III
1. Write an essay on professional ethical codes and bring out salient features and commonality. 2. What are the advantages of social audit? Who should carry this out? Illustrate with examples. 3. What does ideology of Business Ethics mean? State the different business ideologies. What are the core values that play a major role in Indian style of business? 4. Discuss and explain the concept LPG. Where does business ethics feature in it? 5. Discuss the concept of loyalty. What is professional loyalty? What are the limits to such loyalty? 6. Discuss the steps to reach the moral closure. 7. What are the ethical issues faced by marketing personnel? How to resolve them? 8. Analyse how far the concept of Corporte governance is being practiced in Indian sectors. 9. Write a detailed note on corporate disclosers. Highlight recent trends and cases. 10. Write note on (any two) : a. The dynamics of normality ethics b. People oriented approach c. Waste dumping d. Ethical investing.
