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BACKGROUND
Ethics constitute core of all considerations in most of the personal as well as institutional decisions in a civilized society. The ethical standards of any society, largely depends upon the National ethos and the social & spiritual values. The Ethos are often based upon the civilizational history, religious & spiritual beliefs and the doctrine enshrined in the ancient scriptures. The ancient scriptures of Bharat consisting of the four Vedas, Upnishads, Aaranaykas, Smritis, Sutras (Grihya sutras, Dharma sutras etc.), the Brahmin granths (like Shatpath Brahman, Aiteraiy Brahman etc) and epics (Like Ramayan & Mahabharat etc). All these ancient scriptures have almost infinite expanse and varied deliberations. But, all of them have a rich treasure of guiding principles on several ethical & doctrinal aspects of modern management. The available literature on these doctrines of management enshrined, in the ancient scriptures is very scanty and scattered. This necessitates detailed and meticulous deliberations on these issues. In addition to this, ethics need to be made the cornerstone for all managerial decisions, independent from revenue & profit considerations. This requires inculcation of a value system conducive for promoting ethics in education, training and practice of management. In this direction National Working Group, Pacific University in group efforts with Shiksha Sanskrati Utthan Nyas, New Delhi endeavors to provide a podium through this national seminar. The proposed seminar aims to bring into light the national ethos depicted in the ancient scriptures and reinforce ethics in all affairs of human decision making for a very high level of ethical standards in management & corporate governance. The proposed seminar has the broad objectives to (i) Endeavour to codify literature on ethics. (ii) Evolve ways to integrate management and all other decisions with ethics. (iii) Facilitate deliberation on the present status of ethics in management and corporate governance and evolve ways to promote ethics.
SUB TRACKS
The Proposed sub tracks are as under
3. Marketing ethics
Ethics and Consumer Protection in the competitive
market era.
Ethical Conformity in Marketing Green Marketing for Sustainable Development in
Competitive World
Reputation as a Marketing Asset Ethical Leadership in Marketing Use of ethical practices in marketing strategies
challenges. Globalization, Liberalization Privatization and business ethics. Indian Model of corporate development. Harmonizing ethics & ethos among global economies. Environmental ethics. Professional ethical issues. Self management as the source of all power
safeguarding Ethics Accounting Ethics Ethics in Taxation. Banking and Usurious Practices. Speculative Banking: Issues and Challenges Financing and supporting Totalitarian Regimes. Financing of Companies with little or no commitment to Social Responsibility. Banking and Ecological Impact. Financing, donations, and sponsorships contrary to the good of the family. Banks' Involvement in social enterprise. Falsifying Financial Figures Credit Privacy Deceptive information Speculative banking: Unethical treatment with customer Money Financing Arms Manufacturing and Trade: Banking Dilemma Financing and Supporting Autocratic States Conditions Apply* - A question mark on Insurer's Transparency Portfolio management without transparency Multiple Companies Account handling
formulation and implementation for long term profitability of organization. Price collusion (agreeing with other competitors to set prices in a market to the detriment of competition and consumers) Issues over Truth and Honesty Issues with Violence and Profanity Taste and Controversy Negative Advertising Stereotyping drawing unfair or inappropriate conclusions Targeting the Vulnerable (e.g. children, the elderly) Excluding potential customers from the market (e.g. discouraging demand from undesirable market sectors or simply refusing to sell to certain customers) Price wars High Pressure Sales Techniques
Resolutions of ethical Dilemmas Increased workforce diversity and ethnic conflicts Selecting and hiring of employees Ethnic sharing of information Promoting employee security by the ethical way Cross cultural ethos Sustaining ethics in an unethical environment Discrimination among Employees Disparagement in an Organisation Bribery and undue influence for Jobs. Conflicts of Interests among employees. Measuring Ethical Performance Ethical Audit of Employee's Behavior Work Ethos is based on holistic vision of life
Use of Child Labour and forced Labour Violation of the basic rights of Workers Ignoring Health, Safety and Environmental Standards Environmental Effects through Production Treatment Plants for water, treatment of solid Waste and Gases Health and Safety Uses of Pesticides in Food Industry Cruelty of Animals for luxury Goods Patent Evasion or Breach
Software Patent and Copyright infringement Cyber- Crimes Ethical issues in Social Networking Unsolicited emails Hackers accessing online databases Websites installing Cookies or spyware to monitor a user's online activities Burnout in information Technology Sector Reliability of IT Solutions and Services Ethical Hacking
Harmonizing common belief, and rituals among various religion. Epics (Mahabharat, Gita) and management. Work life Balance, stress management Yogic Science Management in Vedic literature Contemporary thinkers on ethics. Attitudes and Values at work place Meditation and spiritual exercise at work place Application of values to professional Life Goals Quantitative and Qualitative Results from Implementing spiritual Values at work place Training for spiritual awareness Role of spiritual leaders in unification of Spirituality with work life
Accountability versus responsibility of corporates Creating Shareholders wealth legally and ethically Ethics across different levels of Management Legal and Ethical Compliance Mechanisms Corporate strategy and non economic goals Personal values and ethical aspirations of the company leaders Whistle Blowing mechanism across levels of management. Completeness of legal compliance mechanisms Corporate social Responsibilities Family Ownership structure and exercise of control rights Rights and Equitable Treatment of Shareholders Roles and responsibilities of Board Disclosures and transparency Practices Fairness in Executive Compensation Outdated Business Laws: Too much on ethics less on implementation Corporate Governance : Evolution from Ethical to Unethical or vice Versa Ethical issues confined with mergers and acquisition Political issues in corporate governance Obligations to Investors, Employees and Customers Role of various agencies in ensuring good corporate governance
Practices prevailing in corporate world Practical experiences observed. Case studies-on Ethics & Ethos. Institutes/Organization working for cultivating & developing ethical values. Real Life situational Business Anecdotes. Reviews on various Committee Reports. Analyses of various corporate Scams Pioneers in Good corporate practices Controlled Experiments of Ethics & Ethos.
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Important Dates
Last date for submission of Abstract Notification of short listed Abstracts Full Paper submission Early Bird Registration with full paper Last date of Registration Date of Seminar 20th May,2013 30th May,2013 30th, June,2013 15th April, 2013 10th, July, 2013 27th and 28th July, 2013
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