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Authors: Higgins-D'Alessandro, Ann
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: A response to Joan Sieber's article "The Psychology of Whistleblowing."...
Year: 1998
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-998-0003-4

Authors: Gunsalus, C. K.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Filing charges of scientific misconduct can be a risky and dangerous endeavor. This article presents 'rules of conduct' to follow when considering whether to report perceived misconduct, and a 'set of step-by-step procedures' for re...
Year: 1998
URL: http://poynter.indiana.edu/see-ckg1.pdf

Authors: Little, Joyce Currie ; Granger, Mary J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper addresses the urgent need for individuals in corporations to become more knowledgeable about computing technologies and their potential ethical impact ...
Year: 2001
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-001-0045-3

Authors: Friedman, Paul J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics & Behavior
Abstract: Article discusses some of the misunderstandings that exist about conflicts of interest due to improper use of terminology. The author describes what is meant by a conflict of interest, when an actual ethical issue is as stake, and ...
Year: 1992
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb0204_2

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Business and Professional Ethics Journal
Abstract: This article evaluates a family of criticism of how business and professional ethics is now generally taught: Teachers of those devote too much time to individual decisions and not enough time to social context. There are at least s...
Year: 2004

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Authors: Boisjoly, Roger M.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Discussion of some myths and an outline of some consequences experienced by whistle-blowers based on the experience of the government accountability project (GAP) and the writer. A dialog follows explaining some techniques to use an...
Year: 1998
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-998-0009-y

Authors: Archer, Simon
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: After describing and illustrating what is meant by creative accounting, the author examines and rejects arguments that this practice is not a form of lying. It then examines the ethical issues raised by creative accounting, in light...
Year: 1996
DOI: 10.1007/BF02639318

Authors: Alexander, John K.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Teaching Philosophy
Abstract: The article describes developed two practical exercises designed to develop and improve students' moral imagination, problem solving, and moral decision-making skills. The first exercise makes them aware of the inherently unstable n...
Year: 2004

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Authors: Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Branch, Inc. has been losing ground to its competitors in recent years. Concerned that substance abuse may be responsible for much of Branch's decline, the company has just adopted a policy that imposes sanctions on those employees ...
Year: 1992
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/12515.aspx

Authors: Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: On the face of it, Darnell, Inc. has a strong commitment to affirmative action. Five years ago less than 1% of its professional and managerial staff were women. Now 8% are women. However, few of the women are in senior positions. Pa...
Year: 1992
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/12526.aspx

Authors: Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Jim Grimaldi, projects manager in the Sunnyvale division of Universal Corporation, has just learned that in two weeks the headquarters in Los Angeles will be sending him a project engineer, Joan Dreer. Her job will be to supervise s...
Year: 1992
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/12531.aspx

Authors: Gadlin, Howard
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Commentary from the ombudsman at the University of California, Los Angeles about the challenges of being a whistleblower. The author discusses three major factors of organizational life with which whistleblowing policies are often a...
Year: 1998
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-998-0008-z

Authors: Woodbury, Marsha
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper outlines a series of guidelines for businesses for dealing with email and voicemail, and the public reaction to these guidelines. ...
Year: 2000
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-000-0051-x

Authors: Unger, Stephen H.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author argues against assumption that individuals and organizations doing business in countries where corruption is prevalent should not be expected to adhere to strict standards of ethical practice. The author looks at the univ...
Year: 1998
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-998-0020-3

Authors: Jennings, Marianne M. ; Smeltzer, Larry R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Business Ethics
Abstract: Many international business training programs present a viewpoint of cultural relativism that encourages business people to adapt to the host country's culture. This paper presents an argument that cultural relativism is not always ...
Year: 1998
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005779727123

Authors: Sieber, Joan E.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Whistle-blowing, its antecedents, and its aftermath are complex and varied phenomena. Motivational factors in the perception of alleged misconduct and in the response to such allegations by the accused and the institution are examin...
Year: 1998
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-998-0002-5

Authors: Pudner, Kalynne Hackney
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Teaching Philosophy
Abstract: Many postsecondary institutions now require an ethics course for graduation, typically one in applied ethics. This paper considers how the requirement of such a course can be justified from the institution's perspective, and also fr...
Year: 2008

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Authors: Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to clarify the concept of bribery and to do this in a way that reveals its underlying normative features. The author discusses why, even in the situation of bribing a ribing a Nazi guard to allow concentrat...
Year: 1998
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-998-0019-9

Authors: Jacoby, Frank.
Publication Type: Audiovisual
Secondary Title: Ethics at work;
Abstract: Presents five scenarios revolving around everyday challenges to the independence of judgement in the business world. Employees at various levels of management and in a variety of functions are shown in situations where the integrity...
Year: 1986

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Authors: Romm, Joseph J.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This book offers insights into the detailed processes by which all company sizes-from industrial giants like DuPont and 3M all the way down to individual apartment owners-have used greenhouse gas emission reduction to drive many mo...
Year: 1999

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Authors: Stark, Andrew ; Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Book
Secondary Title: Practical and Professional Ethics Series
Abstract: Covering a vast number of professions - from engineeringing to anthropology- this book provides insights into the structure of conflicts, how and why they are dangerous- and when they are not- and the best ways to escape or manage t...
Year: 2001

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Authors: Esecson, Austin ; Closter, Gordon ; Norman, Wayne ; Born, Andrew
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Discusses the interactive website, JuicyCampus.com, which solicited user-generated anonymous gossip from college students across the country. Includes discussion questions. ...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/JuicyCampus.pdf

Authors: Pritchard, Michael S. ; Jaksa, James A.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: An extremely good introduction to the ethics of communication, as well as including a discussion of how companies and organizations work through decision-making processes. ...
Year: 1994

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Authors: Ogden, Joslyn
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Examines how the accreditation of the first completely online university served as a catalyst for bringing into the public sphere conversations about the definition and purpose of higher education, the way new technologies affect h...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/CyberU.pdf

Authors: Callahan, Joan C.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This anthology includes a large number of readings covering topics such as the moral foundations of professional ethics, models of the professional-client relationship, deception, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, profe...
Year: 1988

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