M.B.A. (CM) CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS

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M.B.A. (CM) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2018.
Fourth Semester

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS

(Upto 2013-14 Academic Year and 2014 Calendar Year
Onwards)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

PART A — (5 x 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.

1. Define CSR. What are its characteristics?

2. Explain any two CSR activities of a firm of your choice. What features of those activities impressed you?

3. Write short notes on :
 (a) Ethical decay
 (b) Insider Trading.

4. What are the various approaches to CSR?

5. Can business ethics be taught? How do firms establish their ethics?

6. What are the characteristics of Business Ethics?

7. What are the basic principles of management as per ancient Indian wisdom?

8. Enumerate the benefits of value based management.

PART B — (4 x 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.

9. CSR is a marketing strategy used by firms to increase their profits. Do you agree? Use examples to validate your point.

10. Explain in detail any four unethical practices that are common in the corporate arena. Highlight with examples the positive and negative impact of such practices on the firm.

11. The recent amendments to the Company's Act have made it mandatory for firms to spend on CSR activities. Highlight the other aspects of the new regulation. Do you
think the country will benefit clue to this regulation?

12. In the globalised era firms are forced to follow the globalnorms for management. Do you think Indian ethos and values still has a role?

13. What are the perspectives provided by ancient Indian wisdom on
 (a) Environmental degradation
 (b) Dharma of management
 (c) Man-machine equation.

14. What are the reasons that motivate firms to pursue CSR activities? Are there any reasons for firms to not engage in CSR?

15. Do individual values and ethics of employees affect the
overall vales and ethics of the organisation? Explain.

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