MONAD UNIVERSITY
HAPUR
TOPIC: Business Ethics and Human Values[->0]
Contents:
1. Abstract
2. An overview of business Ethics
3. Meaning of Business Ethics
4. Ethics in Religion
4.1 Hindu Ethics 4.2 Tirukkural
4.3 Buddhist Ethics Guidelines to Good Conduct
4.4 Arthaśāstra- the Ethics of Economics 5. Gandhiji’s Experiences with Ethics 6. The Buzz Word in Business World 7. The Hunger of the Soul 8. Human Values for Indian Managers 9. Environmental Ethics 10. Conclusion 11. References
1. ABSTRACT
Ethics mainly deals with ideals which seeks to determine norms, ideals, standard or values. Three important ideals of human life are truth, beauty and goodness, thinking feeling and willing satyam, sivam and sundaram. Ethics is a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong in human behavior. Most religions have a moral component, and religious approaches to the problem of ethics. Ramayana[->1] and Mahabharata form the very basis of cultural consciousness that symbolize Hinduism. The Tirukkural is a book of morals or ethics. The Tirukkural contains treasures that lead to peace and harmony at home as well as the country. Kautilya says that artha (Sound Economies) is the most important; dharma & kama are both dependent on it. followed several values like Truth, non-violence, brahmacharya, secularism, sambhavana in his life. Values and ethics have become the buzz word in business world. Ethics in business and Indian ethos has been accepted as a subject of study in big business school across the country. It has got a strong contemporary relevance. Environmental ethics has assumed greater imporatance. It is the part of environmental philosophy which considers the ethical relationship between human beings and the natural environment. In every human activities whether it is pure science, political
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