BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (13th, 14th & 15th Session)

1. Apples Supplier Code of Conduct

Has Apple been serious on sustainability
(i)
Social and environmental responsibility
(ii)
Ethical conduct (Pg 663 of textbook)
(iii)
Labour and human rights , including juvenile worker protection
2. WTO Regulatory Framework
(i)
GATT
(ii)
Role of WTO
(iii)
H. W. Question: Explain Doha agenda for formation of WTO
(iv)
H. W. Question: Explain the food subsidy regime under WTO & its
impact on India.
(v)
What are Intellectual Property Rights ?
3. Chapter 5: India, WTO & the trading blocks
(i)
Trading block
(ii)
Free trading agreement
(iii)
Import Quota
(iv)
Export Duties
(v)
Ad valorem tax
(vi)
Customs Union Partnership
(vii) Economic Union Partnership; Euro zone countries
(viii) Competitive Advantage
(ix)
Diff. between tax, tarrif & duty
(x)
Objectives of WTO ( anti trust, anti dumping, TRIMS)
16th Session (29 August 2015)
Best strategies for globalization (WTO)

Trade deficit
Liberalization, Privatization & Globalization
New Economic Policy
Green Revolution

Questions ( H.W. )
1. Write a critique on strategies of globalization with respect to
(i)
NEP
(ii)
Partnership with W.T.O
2. Why globalization has been benefitting wholly owned subsidiaries compared
to joint ventures and mergers & acquisitions.

RELEVANT CHAPTERS/ PORTIONS FOR END TERM EXAM PREPARATION

Unit 1 & Unit 2

Chapters from textbook: 1, 2, 3,4, 5

Exclusively for Unit 1

Chapters from textbook: 6 (technological bus. Env.), 11
(economic env.)
Exclusively for Unit 2
Chapters from textbook: 33,36 (business ethics & social
responsibility)
Concluding chapter
Chapters from textbook: 38 (natural env.)
6 newspaper case-lets done in class
Maggi Case Study
Business Affairs