Business Ethics And Corporate Governance / K Viyyanna Rao.

TABLE OF CONTENTS BOOK REVIEW
1. Ethics: Concept and Sources
2. Values
3. Business Ethics
4. Functional Areas of Business and Ethics
5. Corporate Governance Abroad
6. orporate Governance in India-An Overview
7. SEBI’s First Committee on Corporate Governance[Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla Committee]
8. SEBI’s Second Committee on Corporate Governance[Shri NR Narayana Murthy Committee]
9. CII’s Task Force on Corporate Governances[Naresh Chandra Committee]
10. Clause-49 of Listing Agreement of BSE
11. Role of Board of Directors
12. Role of Independent Directors
13. Role of Audit Committee
14. Role of Auditor under the Companies Act, 2013
15. Role of Securities and Exchange Board of India [SEBI]
16. Corporate Governance Rating Methodologies
17. Reporting Practices of Companies on Corporate Governance- Survey of Annual Reports
18. Corporate Social Responsibility – Meaning and Scopes
19. Corporate Social Responsibility in Today’s Business Context
20. Towards an Ethical and Sustainable Organisation
Case Study 1: The Case of ‘Santhara’ – Is it Salvation or Suicide?
Case Study 2: Dadri Incident: It is an Outrage against Freedom of Food?
Case Study 3: Rigging of Diesel Emission Tests by Volkswagen-A Breach of Trust
Case Study 4: Payment of Bribes by Walmart in India
Case Study 5: Coca Cola and the Water Exploitation – Is the Company Drinking the World Dry?
Case Study 6: Corporate Lobbying – Is it Ethical or Unethical?
Case Study 7: Clinical Trials by Pharmaceutical Companies – Are Human beings used as Guineapigs?
Case Study 8: Labour Trouble at Maruti Suzuki’s Car Plant in India: Who is at Fault?
Case Study 9: The Deposits Issue of Sahara – Can it be termed contagious to the Indian Financial System?
Case Study 10: The Gas Dispute between ONGC and Reliance – Is it a Case of Theft?

The present volume covers a wide spectrum of issues from Governance to Ethics. What contributes to the survival of a business is its sincerity to the society. Keeping this as the core of the discussion, the book covers the topics including governance practices in India and abroad, the role of board of directors, independent directors, audit committees and auditors. The book also contains discussion on the role of SEBI, stock exchanges and the Government of India. An analysis of the provisions incorporated in the Companies Act, 2013 is unique. Another major part of discussion pertains to the precepts and practice of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’. About the Author Prof. K. Viyyanna Rao is the former Vice Chancellor of Acharya Nagarjuna University. He served as the Faculty in the Department of Commerce and Business Administration for over three and half decades. He has authored 20 books in the areas of Management, Finance and Educational Administration and has published about 160 research papers in various reputed peer reviewed national and international journals. Dr. G. Naga Raju is UGC-Post Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Commerce and Business Administration, Acharya Nagarjuna University. He has authored 1 book and contributed chapters to seven books. He got qualified in the AP State Eligibility Test (APSET) in the subjects of Commerce and Management during 2012 and 2013 respectively. He has published 9 research papers in the national and international journals of repute.