School of Business and Management

CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

Course Plan

Program Master of Business Administration

Course Code & Name MBA 631A: Leadership and Business Ethics

Trimester Sixth Trimester; Jan–April 2020

Hours & Credits (1 Credit
30 hours, 3 Credits
= 10 hours)
Course Anchor Dr. Sangeeta Mehrolia
Course Facilitators at –
Bangalore, Central Dr.Elangovan and Prof. Shrinivas Pralhad
Campus
Course Facilitators at –
Bangalore,Kengeri Dr Sangeeta Mehrolia&Dr Jeevananda
Campus
Course Facilitators at –
Bangalore, BGR Campus
Course Facilitators at –
Delhi, NCR Campus
Course Facilitators at –
Pune, LavasaCampus
Dr Sangeeta Mehrolia
School of Business and Management
Course Anchor & Faculty Bangalore Central Campus,
Contact information Christ (Deemed to be University)
Kengeri Campus, Bangalore 560060
9740899965

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Total number of hours: 30 Hrs Credits: 3
Course This course examines the intersections of the concepts of ethics and leadership
Description from a wide range of disciplines, contexts, and professions. This course will
help students to develop as a leaders and to prepare them to have a positive
influence on others, as well as throughout their lives. Using an
interdisciplinary approach, students will deepen and broaden their learning
about theories, models, and constructs related to the study and practice of
ethics and leadership while examining compelling contemporary questions
and dilemmas. In making decisions, an individual may utilize the ethical
values in legal or religious compliance and even in maximizing profits.
Course At the end of the course students will be able:
Objectives  To Explainthe role, traits and characteristics of leader.
 Toclassify different types of leadership styles applicable at different point of
time.
 To apply various leadership theories to handle diverse teams and ethical
requirements .
 To examine the ethical dimesnsions and factors to be considered at the time
of corporate decision making
 To appraise the different situations at functional, coporate and global level
keeping ethics as a centre point.

Terminology** AACSB NBA

Program Learning Goals (PLGs) Program Outcomes (POs)
Program Learning Objective (PLO)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) Course Outcomes (COs)

Course Learning Outcomes: On having completed this course student should be able to:
CO CLO Assessmen DESCRIPTION REVISED
(NBA) (AACSB) t BLOOM’S
TAXONOMY
CO1 CLO1 CIA I Outline the role, traits and characteristics of leader. L2
CIAII
CO2 CLO2 CIA I Compare and contrast different types of L2
CIA II leadership styles.

CO3 CLO3 CIA II Make Use ofvarious leadership theories to handle L3

CIA III A diverse teams and ethical requirements.
CO4 CLO4 CIA IIIA Discover ethical perspective in corporate decisions L4
CIA III B and situations.
CO5 CLO5 CIA III B Justifyfunctional, coporate and global level L5
decsions on ethical grounds.

Programme Learning Goals –Course outcome Matrix (AACSB)

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 CLO Corresponding Corresponding
PLO PLG
CLO1: Outline the role, traitsPLO1.4 PLG1 Social
and characteristics of leader Develop value-based leadership for Responsibility and
appropriate managerial actions Ethical Sensitivity
CLO2: Compare and contrast PLO1.4 PLG1 Social
different types of leadership Develop value-based leadership for Responsibility and
styles. appropriate managerial actions Ethical Sensitivity
CLO3 :Make Use of various PLO5.2 Analyse challenges and PLG5 Global
leadership theories to handle opportunities in local, national and awareness
diverse teams and ethical global business communities
requirements
CLO4: Discover ethical PLO5.3 PLG5 Global
perspective in corporate Operate ethically in a multi-cultural awareness
decisions and situations economic and legal environment

CLO5: Justify functional, PLO5.3 PLG5 Global

coporate and global level Operate ethically in a multi-cultural awareness
decsions on ethical grounds economic and legal environment

Course Vs PLG mapping (Curriculum Mapping) (AACSB)

Module PLG1 PLG2 PLG3 PLG4 PLG5

Social Functional Communicatio Critical Global
Responsibilit Knowledge n Thinking awareness
y and Ethical and
Sensitivity Applicatio
n
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
UNIT I √
UNIT II √
UNIT √
III
UNIT √
IV
UNIT V √
UNIT √
VI

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Assessment Mapping to Learning Goals and Outcomes (AACSB)

PLG1 PLG2 PLG3 PLG4 PLG5

Communic Global
Social Functional Critical
ation awarenes
Responsibil Knowledge Thinking
Assessment s
ity and and
Ethical Application
Sensitivity
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
CIA I √
CIA II √
(Embedded
question)
CIA IIIA √
(MCQ)
CIA IIIB √

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POM - Course Mapping
Unit Unit details Week CLO & Hours Pedagogy Resource/ Reference
numbe (starting PLO per week (teaching learning details
r and end methods used)/
dates) activities and or
class trips/ dates
for assessment
The nature of Leadership CLO 1 3 Interactive session Chapters
and its Participative Nature, PLO1.4 1 and 4 (Leadership);
Delegation and Read the case: Fresh to
Empowerment. Definition Week 1 Table
and nature of leadership and
its effectiveness, level of
I conceptualization. Watch Video on ‘The
Normative decisions, Rarest Commodity is
Delegation, Guidelines for Leadership Without Ego’
delegating. Perceived
empowerment – Nature of Book by Gary Yukl
psychological
empowerment,
Consequences of
empowerment, Facilitating
conditions for
empowerment.

-II Concepts of power and
authority, Influence
processes, Power types and
sources, Power acquisition –
Social exchange theory,
Strategic contingency
theory.
Week 2 CLO 2 3 Lecture with Chapter7, 8 and 12,10;
PLO1.4 Interactive session Watch ‘How great leaders
inspire action ‘by Simon
Sinek
Book by Gary Yukl

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 Consequences of Position CLO 2 Interactive session Chapter7, 8 and 12,10;
and Personal power, PLO1.4 with examples Watch ‘How great leaders
Influence tactics and its Week 3 3 inspire action ‘by Simon
usage and effectiveness, Students Sinek
Charismatic and Infographics Book by Gary Yukl
Transformational presentation
leadership. Women
leadership.

Early contingency theories CLO3 3 Chapter7, 8 and 12,10 -

of effective leadership, PLO 5.2 Lecture & Case Study: Leadership
Nature of teams and discussion during Turnaround
determinants of team
performance. Leadership in
III teams, procedures for Week 4
facilitating team learning,
guidelines for team
building, Leadership
training programs,
designing effective training
programs.
Ethical leadership, gender Week 5 CLO3 3 Chapters 3,8,9 and 13
and leadership, leadership in PLO5.2 Research on Leadership
different cultures, managing Styles;
diversity. Watch ‘How Your Body
Language Shapes Who You
Are’ by Amy Cuddy

Nature of business ethics CLO4 3 Lecture and Chapters 1, 2,3 and 4

and values, Sources of PLO5.3 (Business Ethics) Case
ethical and philosophical Discussion on study on Apple
systems, cultural experience Week 6 concepts through the

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 and legal system.. Article
IV
Factors influencing business CLO4 Chapters 1, 2,3 and 4
ethics – leadership strategy PLO5.3 Students presentation (Business Ethics) Case
and performance, Week 7 3 and discussions study on apple
environment corporate
culture, individual
characteristics. Managing
codes of ethics, ethics
committees, hotlines, ethics
training programs and laws
enforcing ethical conduct.
Ethics in HRM – Cash and Chapters
incentive plans, 9, 10, 11,14,15,16,17,18
performance appraisal, Interactive session and 19
employment and privacy CLO 5
issues, restructuring and PLO 5.3 3
V layoffs, wages
empowerment of the Week 8
weakest.Ethics in marketing
– Process relative ethics,
product relative ethics,
competition relative ethics.
Ethics in finance and WeeK 9 CLO 5 3 Chapters
accounting –investment PLO 5.3 Interactive session 9, 10, 11,14,15,16,17,18
decisions, disclosure norms, and 19
insider trading norms.Ethics
in production and operations
management – Worker
safety, product safety,
quality, environment and
worker’s rights.

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 Ethics in global business – CLO 5 3 Interactive session Chapters
ethical principles governing PLO 5.3 9, 10, 11,14,15,16,17,18
global business, ethics and 19
relation to adapting host
countries culture and norms.
Issues relating to Week 10
negotiations and providing
VI access to less developed
countries, avoiding
sanctions, protection of
intellectual properties.
Pressures for ethical
convergence. Gender Ethics
at work

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ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

Components of CIA-I    (CLO1, CLO2)

Individual - Assignment Description: 20 marks

Submission date: 27.01.2021
Students are expected to select any C.E.O from fortune 500 Companies and analyze their influence on the
organisation. Students can research on the impact of the leader on their work systems, procedures and
culture implemented in the organisation. (Change in the organisation after joining the organisation).
Students will have to elaborate how the firm is different from other firms in creating value based
leadership. The most important aspects to be covered in the assignment will be about the values, norms,
strength and work that firm have taken in the past and changes induced in values and norms by leader in
discussion. Student will have to gather information about face (leader) of the organisation and his/her
personality trait. This is an Individual assignment.

At the end of this assignment, students will be able to:

 Understand value based leadership
 Role of leader in bringing or changing culture inside the organisation
 Type of leadership styles
 Power and influence of leader on stakeholders

Components of CIA-II                                                                                       25 Marks

      Pattern
 Section A - three questions (3X10= 30 marks)
 Section B - Case Study Compulsory Question (EmbeddedQuestion) (1X20= 20 marks)

Components of CIA-III (CLO4, CLO5)                                                              20 Marks

A. MCQ(20 questions) Unit III and IV10 Marks

B. Group assignment on Renowned cases (Group Assignment) 10 Marks
       
Assignment on very well known cases happened where leader (Company) has taken a unethical Decision –
Indicative list is given below
 Bhopal Gas Tragedy
 Harshad Mehta Case
 Nirav Modi Case
 Volkswagan Case- Carbon Emmission
 Chernobyl Disaster
 Lehman Brothers
 Enron Case
 Jet Airways

Submission date :

The main objective of this assignment is to make the students understand aboutsituations in which big companies and
leaders can take wrong steps. Many a time business leaders know clearly about the exact situation and the likely losses
an action can create; still leaders take a wrong step. Students will analyse the real situations and be able to understand
the perspective of the action taken.

Students are expected to:

 Understand the situation from business perspective, regulatory perspective and ethics perspective
 Apply theory of ethics in given situation
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  Short term and long term consequences
 Alternative Suggestions

CIA Evaluation Rubrics (AACSB and NBA)

PLG PLG1 Social Responsibility and Ethical Sensitivity

Objective PLO1.4Develop value-based leadership for appropriate managerial actions
Total Marks CLO1: Outline the role, traits and characteristics of leader
CLO2: Compare and contrast different types of leadership styles.
20 Marks
Criteria / Excellent Very good Good Average Poor
Weightage
Understandin Student Student explain Student identifies Student identifies No clarity on
g on Value articulates and understanding of few values on few values on company’s value
Based explain the value system which company which company system..
Leadership understanding of on which is built is built in general
(5 marks) the value system company is built. And able to cite without .
on which -able to cite examples to
company is built examples to support answer.
in detail. support answer.
-able to quote
examples to
support answer.

Identification Presents Presents clarity Presents some Presents only No clarity on the
of Leadership extremely clear on the leadership clarity on the partial clarity on leadership traits
style of the views on the traits and values leadership traits the leadership and values most
leader leadership traits most cherished and values most traits and values cherished
(5 marks) and values most and a clear plan cherished most cherished - Identifies
cherished for imbibing - Identifies the - Identifies the leadership
- Shows clarity those traits and leadership leadership style in
on leadership values style of the style general
style leader but
- Shows clarity
possessed by not able to
on leadership
leader with justify
style
justification
possessed by
leader with
justification
-able to identify -able to identify -able to identify -able to identify - power,position
Identification types of power types of power types of power types of power and values are
of Power, clearly and and justified and justified and justified identify vaguely
position and justified - able to identify - able to identify - able to identify
Influence - able to identify competitive competitive competitive
(5 marks) competitive positioning positioning positioning
positioning amongst other amongst other amongst other
amongst other and without and without and without
and justified justification justification justification
- Distinctive - Distinctive - Distinctive - general values
values which values which values which are identified
makes company makes company makes company
different from different from different from
others others others
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 Identificiation -able to identify able to identify able to identify able to identify able to identify
of cultural accurate Cultural relevant Cultural Cultural changes few Cultural general Cultural
changes changes induced changes induced induced by the changes induced changes induced
induced (5) by the leader by the leader leader with by the leader by the leader
with reliable with evidences to evidences but not without without
evidences to justify. consistent. evidences . evidences.
justify. - citations and - citations and citations and
- citations and sources are sources are sources are given
sources are given given in given not in not in appropriate
in APA appropriate appropriate APA format
appropriate APAP format APA format
format

CIA II Rubrics – Mid-trimester examination (Evaluation based on embedded questions-Case study

questions from Module III) (AACSB and NBA)

PLG PLG 5 Global Awareness

Objective PLO 5.2 Analyze challenges and opportunities in local, national and global business
Total Marks communities
CLO3
10 Marks

Criteria / Excellent (5) Very Good (4) Good (3) Average(2) Poor (1)
Weightage
Identification of Identifies and Identifies and Identifies and Identifies and Identifies and
main Issues / demonstrates a demonstrates demonstrates demonstrate demonstrates a
Problems sophisticated understanding understanding understanding weak
understanding of of the main of most of the of some of the understanding
the main issues/problem issues/problem issues/problem of some of the
issues/problems in s in the case s in the case s in the case issues/problem
the case study (5) study (3) study (2)
study (4) s in the case
study (1)
Analysis of Presents an Presents a Presents a Presents a Presents an
Issues/ Problems insightful and thorough thorough reasonable incomplete
thorough analysis analysis of all analysis of analysis of analysis of
of all identified identified most of the some of the some of the
issues/problem issues/problem identified identified identified
- Student - Student issues/problem issues/problem issues/problem
thoroughly applied applies - Student Student - No
approaches, theories approaches, proposes proposes the reasonable
and concepts to theories and atleast one anlysis with justification
manage and deliver concepts to approach, vague idea.
information manage and theories and
deliver the concepts to
information manage and
deliver
information
Solution - - Relevant Genral
description and Thorughdescriptio Relevant description of solution not
Relevant
Recommendatio n of the solution description of the solution based problem
description of
n based on problem the solution based on and issues
the solution
and issues based on problem and
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 - Addressing all problem and based on issues
the issues problem and
stakeholders -
Addressing
issues
- with strong - Addressing all the
arguments and all the - Addressing stakeholde
appraise with stakeholde all the rs with no
business rs stakeholde Justification
implications -with rs
arguments and -Reasonable
appraise with arguments
business
implications
Identification of - Appropriate Appropriate role - Leadership Leadership role Leadership role
role of leader role and most of and qualities are role and and some is identified
while manging the qualities are identified and some qualities are vaguely
situation identified and related with qualities are identified and
related with incidences identified not related with
incidences given in case.. and related incidences
given in case.. with given in case
incidences
given in
case..
CIA III-A MCQ Evaluation Rubrics (AACSB and NBA)– CLO3, CLO4

CIA III-BEvaluation Rubrics (case Assignment) (AACSB and NBA)

PLG PLG 5 Global Awareness Social Responsibility and Ethical Sensitivity
Objective PLO 5.3Operate ethically in a multi-cultural economic and legal environment
Total Marks CLO 4
CLO5

10 Marks
Criteria / Excellent Very good Good Average Poor
Weightage
Identification - Business - Business - Business perspective, - Business - Business
of Buinsess perspective, perspective, regulatory perspective perspective, perspective,
perspective, regulatory regulatory and ethical regulatory regulatory
Regulatory perspective perspective persepective are perspective perspective
perspective and ethical and ethical discussed and ethical and ethical
and ethics persepective persepective - Facts and incidences persepective persepective
perspective are are discussed are quoted without are identified are vaguely
discussed and source without facts identified
and explained and
explained in - Facts and incidence.
detail incidences
- Facts and are quoted
incidences with source
are quoted
with source

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Application - Situations - Situations - Situations and case is Students have Students have
of theories of and case is and case is anlayzed and anlyzed the case anlyzed the case
Ethics anlayzed anlayzed and discussed. and no theory valguely.
and discussed. - Situtaions and actions was identified.
discussed in - Situtaions takn by protagonist are
detail. and actions explained with help of
- Situtaions takn by atleast one ethical
and actions protagonist theories
takn by are
protagonist explained
are with help of
explained ethical
with help of theories
ethical
theories

Short term - Relevant - Long term - Few long - Vague

and long Long term and short - Reasonable Long term term and consequenci
term and short consequence and short short term es are
consequence consequence s are consequences are consequencie mentioned
s of such s are identified identified and s are - Very week
action identified and discussed identified demonstrati
And take and discussed - Learnings and - Inconsistent on of
away discussed - Given summary is mentioned key points learning and
- Given summary and summary key points
summary and key are
and key learning mentioned
learnings in
detail
Alternative - Relevant - Alternative - ReasonalbleAlternativ - Some Vague
Suggestion Alternative suggestions e suggestions are alternative alternative
suggestions are mentioned in detail suggestion suggestion are
are mentioned in based on short term are given not given not based
mentioned detail based and long term based on on short term
in detail on short consequences short term and long term
based on term and and long consequences.
short term long term term
and long consequence consequence
term s. s
consequence
s.

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Overall Assessment Description
Weightage
Test & Exam Max Marks Total
CIA-I 20 20 % 20
CIA-II 25 25 % 25
CIA-III (10 + 10) 20 20 % (10%+10%) 20
CIA I, II, III 65 65 % 65
End – Term 30 30 % 30
Attendance 5 5% 5
Total 100 100

CIA ASSESSMENT DETAILS

Sl Unit(s) RBT
CIA Component CO
No Covered Level
CIA I
1 I, II CO1, CO2 L2

CIA II - Mid Trimester CO1, CO2,

2 I, II,III L2, L3
Examination CO3

3 CIA IIIA - MCQ III, IV CO3, CO4 L3, L4

4 CIAIII IV, V, VI CO4, CO5 L4, L5

5 End Trimester Examination IV, V, VI CO4, CO5 L3, L$, L5

Prepared by
Dr Sangeeta Mehrolia Reviewed by Approved by
(Faculty in-charge) HoD

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