Business Ethics NMIMS Solve Assignment June 2023

Description

NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Business: Ethics, Governance & Risk
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2023 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30

Instructions:
 All Questions carry equal marks.
 All Questions are compulsory
 All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
 All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
 Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.
 Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed.
 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.

Note: This assignment is application based, you have to apply what you have learnt in this
subject into real life scenario. You will find most of the information through internet
search and the remaining from your common sense. None of the answers appear directly in
the textbook chapters but are based on the content in the chapters, directly or indirectly.

1. Locate the Business Responsibility Report (under Directors Report) of the Annual
Report (2020-21) of any ONE listed company (refer to: top 200 companies by revenue –
NSE or BSE List). Go through the disclosures on the following 3 Principles;
a) Principle 3: Business should promote the well being of employees
b) Principle 4: Business should respect the interest of and be responsive towards all
stakeholders, specially those who are disadvantages, vulnerable and marginalised
c) Principle 5: Business should respect and promote Human Rights
Collate the information disclosed under these 3 principles and prepare a note (in your
own words) on the company’s philosophy, approach/policy and initiatives that
showcase its People commitment. (10 Marks).

2. Protecting data privacy is urgent and complex. This protection is necessary because of
the all-pervasive, technology-driven and information-intensive environment, typical of
today’s corporations. Multiple risks involved in data management is propelling
information/data protection to the top of the corporate management agenda. What
according to you are the two ethical risks faced by the business in relation to data
protection and can you choose and explain any two Data Protection Principles
applicable to businesses in India? (10 Marks)

3. a. Do you think pollution is consumer responsibility as well? Why do you think so? Who
are the other stakeholders around this issue and how are they contributing to the
escalating problem? (5 Marks).

3. b. Analyse atleast two ethical dilemmas faced by companies while trying to reduce their
pollution levels. (5 Marks).

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