The Ethical Corporation

COURSE OUTLINE: This foundational course enables learners to understand that ʻbusiness as usualʼ is no longer a viable option in the global business scenario. What is required instead is ʻEthical Corporationʼ. This course explains how to take a purposeful business to the next level by infusing ethical considerations in the various functional areas of business use leading current paradigms in the current business scenario, and the established traditions of ethical theories to drive the discussion why being an ethical corporation is of paramount importance today.

The Ethical Corporation.
Lecture 01: What is a Corporation.
Lecture 02 : Ethical Corporation.
Lecture 03 : What is Ethics.
Lecture 04 : Law and Ethics, and Responsibilities.
Lecture 05 : Why should a Corporation be Ethical?.
Lecture 06 : Normative Ethical Theories : Utilitarianism.
Lecture 07 : Normative Ethical Theories : Deontological Ethics.
Lecture 08 : Normative Ethical Theories : Rights and Justice.
Lecture 09 : Normative Ethical Theories : Virtue Ethics.
Lecture 10 : Normative Ethical Theories : Care Ethics.
Lecture 11 : Managing Ethics within the Corporation.
Lecture 12 : Managing Ethics within the Organization : Formal Approach.
Lecture 13 : Managing Ethics within a Corporation : Formal and Informal Approach.
Lecture 14 : How to Manage Inter - Personal Ethical Misconduct at Workplace.
Lecture 15 : How to Apply Ethics.
Lecture 16 : Understanding Corporate Governance.
Lecture 17 : Conflicts and Key Elements in Corporate Governance.
Lecture 18 : Specific Areas of Concern in Corporate Governance and Countermeasures - I.
Lecture 19 : Specific Areas of Concern in Corporate Governance and Countermeasures -II.
Lecture 20 : Concluding Session on Corporate Governance.
Lecture 21 : Investing in Human relations: Employees as stakeholders and Investors of Human Capital.
Lecture 22 : Employer-employee: Duties and rights from both sides.
Lecture 23 : Organization model and employer-employee relation.
Lecture 24 : Some specific issues in employer-employee relationship.
Lecture 25 : Employees All Over the World.
Lecture 26 : The Ethical Corporation : Natural Environment.
Lecture 27 : Corporate Obligations to Natural Environment through the Laws.
Lecture 28 : Corporate Obligations to Natural Environment.
Lecture 29 : Corporate Obligations to Natural Environment on Ethical Grounds.
Lecture 30 : Environmental Obligations : What Can an Ethical Corporation Do?.
Lecture 31 : Consumers as Stakeholders and Consumer Protection.
Lecture 32 : Ethics of Consumer Protection.
Lecture 33 : Consumer ethics: Duty of a Corporation in marketing communication and promotion.
Lecture 34 : Consumer ethics: Ethical issues in Marketing Management.
Lecture 35 : Consumer Ethics: Duty of the Consumers.
Lecture 36 : What is NOT Fair Competition.
Lecture 37 : What is NOT Fair Competition.
Lecture 38: Competitors as Stakeholders; Global Competition.
Lecture 39 : Suppliers as Stakeholders : Ethics in Supply Chain.
Lecture 40 : Competitors and Suppliers : What can an Ethical Corporation Do?.