SUBJECT NAME: Professional Ethics
Chapter:1 - Concepts and theories of Business Ethics:
1. Define the following terms: (1) Professional Ethics (2) Morality (3) Values. 03
2. How are moral standards formed in society? 04
3. What factors affect our moral standards in our social conduct? 03
4. “An action that is legal can be morally wrong.” Explain with an example. 04
5. Discuss the importance of morality and laws in context of business. 07
6. “People often tend to confuse legal and moral issues. These are two different things.” Assess
differences between Law and Morality with relevant examples. 07
7. Give any four comparisons between the professional ethics and personal ethics. 04
8. Discuss the role of religion in development of morality. 07
9. Compare morality and religion. 04
Chapter:2 - Business Ethics:
10.Explain the principles of professional ethics. 03
11.Discuss the causes of unethical behavior in private business. 04
12.What is unethical practice in Business? List and explain any five of them. 03
13.Differentiate between Values and Ethics. 04
14.Explain Honesty, Integrity and Transparency in Business. 07
15.Explain Roots of unethical behaviour. 03
Chapter:3 - Ethical Dilemmas, Sources & Their resolutions:
16.Explain the ethical dilemma with example. 03
17.What are some sources of ethical conduct that can lead to an ethical dilemma in business? 04
18.Explain the code of personal ethics for employee in profession. 04
19.Discuss the sources of ethical behavior. 04
20.How does an ethical dilemma emerge in business? 03
Chapter:4 - Ethical Decision – marking in Business:
21.Discuss the process for ethical decision-making in business. 07
22.Explain any four factor that influence on ethical decision making. 04
23.Write name of different stages of Kohlberg’s model. 03
24.What are the limitations of Kohlberg’s models? 03
25.Name the first stage of Kohlberg's model of cognitive moral development. How is the
determination of good and wrong done in this stage? 04
26.Explain Ethical Decision Making. Explain Six-step decision making model. 07
27.Explain the holder conflict and competition. 04
28.What institutions are involved in the development of personal values? 04
Chapter:5 - Individual factors:
29.Discuss the role of moral philosophy in ethical decision-making process. 07
30.What are the individual rights that should be protected in ethical decision-making? 04
31.How does profit motivation impact an employee's moral philosophy and decision-making process
in business? 04
32.Discuss the modus operandi of white-collar crime. 04
33.Why do people use different moral philosophies while making a personal decision or a
professional decision? 03
34.Mention some individual factors in business ethics. 03
Chapter:6 - Human Values:
35.Discuss the importance of human values for Indian manager. 07
36.Briefly explain Indian ethical traditions. Give suitable example. 07
37.What is the law of karma? 03
38.Analyse the efficacy of the law of ‘Karma’ in motivating ethical behaviour in society. 07
39.Explain the ethics of shri Swami Vivekananda. 04
40.Explain the importance of quality of working life in profession. 07
41.What do you mean by Quality of Working life? List and explain affecting factors of on working
life. 07
42.Analyse the relevance of ethical philosophy advocated by Vivekananda, Gandhiji, Aurobindo, and
Tagore in the present era. 07
43.Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts on ethics are essentially practical and based on normative ethics.
Discuss. 07
44.What do you learn from Ethics of Gandhiji? How would you add that in your life? 04
45.What do you learn from Ethics of Aurobindo? How would you add that in your life? 04
