ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is based upon an International Conference on 'Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility' held at the Cordia Education Complex, Sanghol, in November 2013 under the auspices of the Lord Rana Foundation Charitable Trust, UK, and the Smt. Jawala Devi Memorial Trust, India.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Thomas G. Fraser MBE is Emeritus Professor of History at Ulster University, United Kingdom, and former Provost of its Magee campus. He has published widely on India, the Middle East, American foreign policy and the Northern Ireland peace process. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Monika Aggarwal, MBA, M.Com, Ph.D from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, is Securities and Exchange Board of India certified financial trainer. She has completed FDP from IIMB, Bangalore and ISB, Mohali. She is recipient of Dr S. Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellowship UGC, New Delhi. She had been working as Professor at Cordia Group of Educational Institutes, Sanghol, India.

CONTENTS

Foreword – Lord Diljit Rana 5 Preface 7 Special Communication: Business Ethics and 9 Corporate Social Responsibility Urmil Verma Introduction and Acknowledgements 15 List of Contributors 21 1. Lala Lajpat Rai and the Pursuit of National Education: Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Lecture 23 Professor Thomas G. Fraser 2. Corporate Social Responsibilities and Business Ethics 33 Dr Harish Kumari 3. Ancient Wisdom and Business Ethics 43 Dr Vaneeta Rani and Dr Kusum Gupta 4. Dream of an Ethical Society and the Dilemma of Capitalism 59 Dr Sheojee Singh 5. Faith and Spirituality in an Increasingly Global Business Environment 73 Renu Kalra and Rakhi J. Singh 6. Integration of Ancient Wisdom with Modern Ethics in Business Scenario 89 Rashmi Kamra and Gaurav Vij 7. Business Ethics and Gender Discrimination in Indian Industry 111 Shivani Setia and Ritu Kalra 8. Economic Crisis and Corporate Social Responsibility 129 Inderjeet Kaur 9. CSR and the Indian Corporate Sector 145 Manmeet Kaur and Punpreet Kaur 10. Understanding the Ethical Context of Organisations: Strategies to Improve 161 Dr Simranjit Kaur and Monika Sharma 11. The Relevance and Role of Professional Ethics in Teaching 173 Taruna Narang and Nidhi Palta 12. Adopting Sustainable and Eco-friendly Mechanisms of Human Development 183 Dr Anurag Sankhian 13. Environmental Protection Vis-a-Vis Sustainable Development-A Global Challenge 199 Amit Kashyap and Shashi Bala Kashyap 14. Plausible Linkage between Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Tourism: A Qualitative Study of Tourism Business Units in Himachal Pradesh 211 Arun Sharma 15. Rural Tourism as a Medium for Local Development in Himachal Pradesh: The Example of Villages around Dharamshala (Kangra) 229 Amit Katoch and Dr Prashant Kumar Gautam Index 247