Business Environment – Revised FYBFM Syllabus 2016
Modules at a Glance
| Sr. No. | Modules | No. of Lectures |
| 1 | Business and its Environment | 15 |
| 2 | Business and Society | 15 |
| 3 | Contemporary Issues | 15 |
| 4 | Contemporary Issues | 15 |
| Total | 60 |
Business Environment – Syllabus Overview
| Sr. No. | Modules / Units |
| 1 | Business and its Environment |
| a) Business Objectives, Dynamics of Business and its Environment, Types of Business Environment
b) Environmental Analysis: Importance, Factors, PESTEL Analysis, SWOT Analysis |
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| 2 | Business and Society |
| a) Business Ethics: Nature and Scope of Ethics, Ethical Dilemmas, Corporate Culture and Ethical Climate
b) Development of Business Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006, Entrepreneurship as a Career Option c) Consumerism and Consumer Protection: Consumerism in India, Consumer Protection Act 1986 |
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| 3 | Contemporary Issues |
| a) Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance: Social Responsibility of Business, Ecology and Business, Carbon Credit
b) Social Audit: Evolution of Social Audit, Benefits of Social Audit, Social Audit v/s Commercial Audit |
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| 4 | International Environment |
| a) Strategies for going Global: MNCs and TNCs, WTO
b) Foreign Trade in India- Balance of Trade, FDI Investment Flows and its Implication for Indian Industries |
Reference books for subject: Business Environment
| Business Environment : ~ |
| • Business Environment Text and Cases by M.B. Shukla, Taxman Publications, New Delhi • Global Economy and Business Environment by Francis Cherunilam, Himalaya Publication House, Mumbai • Business Environment: Text and Cases by Francis Cherunilam, Himalaya Publication House, Mumbai • Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram, S. Chand and Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi • Essentials of Business Environment by K. Aswathappa, Himalaya Publication House, Mumbai • Business Environment by Justin Paul, Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi • Indian Economy by Misra and Puri, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai • Entrepreneurial Development by S.S. Khanka, S. Chand and Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi • Dynamics of Entrepreneurship by Vasanta Desai, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai • Entrepreneurship and Small Development Business Management by C.B. Gupta and S.S. Khanka, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi • Entrepreneurship by David H. Holt, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi • Management of Small-Scale Industries by Vasant Desai, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai • Business and Government by Francis Cherunilam, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai • Corporate Governance in India by Jayati Sarkar and Subrata Sarkar, Sage Publications, New Delhi • Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies and Practices by A.C. Fernando, Pearson Education India, New Delhi |
