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success in today's business environment. Business Forum [serial online]. Winter97 1997;22(1):24.
Available from: MasterFILE Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 20, 2013.
As I stated
in an earlier blog, I have chosen the topic of law versus ethics regarding
function of businesses and how each affects the success of business. This
article discusses the keys to success within a business. The article is not as
current as it possibly could be but the points are still accurate within the
article. There are multiple ways a business can succeed but this article
explains eighteen key factors to some extent and I will use five of the factors
I believe to be the most important with regards to operating a business
ethically.
Kaler, John. Journal of Business Ethics , Vol.
27, No. 1/2, Business Challenging Business Ethics: New Instruments for Coping
with Diversity in International Business: The 12th Annual EBEN Conference
(Sep., 2000), pp. 161-173
This
article discusses the positive and negative reasons to behave ethically.
Meaning there are positive factors that can influence business professionals to
behave ethically and there are also negative reasons. It also discusses the
internal and external factors that generate ethical or unethical behaviors. The
paper explains how increased governmental actions are affecting business. The
continued increase in demand for ethical excellence generates higher ethical
actions which is also a topic within this article.
Michael, Michael
L. Business Ethics Quarterly ,
Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct., 2006), pp. 475-504
This is
possibly my favorite article I found to assist with my research. This article
discusses the effectiveness of laws regarding ethical behavior within
businesses. It explains the need for rules and regulations but also the
contrast of more unethical behavior present where stricter laws are in place.
It addresses the issue that rules or laws are generated from past wrong doings.
Laws are limited to the known and when a business acts unethical it commonly
falls within the scope of laws.
Porter, Gayle. Journal of Business Ethics , Vol.
17, No. 15, Promoting Business Ethics: The Third Annual International
Vincentian Conference (Nov., 1998), pp. 1669-1678
This
article discusses the decline in “the American dream” among adults. This
article again is not as current as it maybe should be but it provides great
insight as to how expectations and perceptions differ between individuals. It
discusses how different perceptions cause people to feel unequal and in turn attempt
to re-equalize the situation. As a result of inequality people tend to react
either ethically or unethically. This article discusses how “ethical” is a
relative term and up for individual interpretation. The article is all about
individual perceptions and “feelings” instead of actual number correlation.
Meaning how a person feels they are compared to their parents instead of the
actual income they receive compared to that of their parents taking into
consideration the difference in economic conditions.
I am glad to know that I am not the only one who has already picked their topic. You look like you have some great resources here and you are off to a great start.
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting that unethical behavior tends to be more prominent when there are stricter rules and regulations. More unethical behavior leads to more regulations which will just increase unethical behavior. Quite the paradox!
ReplyDeleteYour research sounds solid, and I look forward to seeing how your presentation turns out.