Welcome
Authors
Live Analytics Lab
Syllabus
I : Business Environment and Regulatory Framework
Foundations of the Business Environment
India’s Regulatory Architecture
II : General Business Law for Managers
The Indian Contract Act in Practice
Company Law Essentials
- 11 Company Law Basics: Incorporation and Company Types
- 12 Directors’ Duties and Corporate Governance Basics
Competition, Consumer and Intellectual Property Law
- 13 Competition Law and Anti-Trust Conduct
- 14 Consumer Protection and Intellectual Property Fundamentals
III : Business Ethics and Ethical Reasoning
Foundations and Normative Frameworks
Stakeholders and Conflicts of Interest
- 19 Stakeholder Theory
- 20 Conflicts of Interest in Organisational Life
Organisational Pressure and Emerging Dilemmas
- 21 Whistle-Blowing Under Organisational Pressure
- 22 Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Algorithmic Decisions
IV : Corporate Governance and Board Accountability
The Agency Problem and Board Structure
Committees, Codes and Accountability
V : ESG, Sustainability and Responsible Business
The ESG Framework and Disclosure
Climate, Carbon and Credible Claims
VI : Integrated Cases in Governance and Ethics
Anatomy and Analysis of a Corporate Crisis
Crisis Response, Reputation and Conduct
- 38 Crisis Communications and the Reputation Lens
- 39 Designing a Code of Conduct
Building the Governance Operating Model
- 40 Board Oversight and the ESG Committee
- 41 Grievance Mechanisms and Whistle-Blower Protection
References

23 The Agency Problem: Owners, Managers and Misaligned Incentives