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MNGT 214 -- Business, Ethics, & Society

Use this guide to identify research strategies and resources related to business ethics.

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- If not, check out the Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society or Google your topic.

Affirmative Action

Just Business: Christian Ethics for the Marketplace
Chapter 13 covers "Discrimination and Affirmative Action"

Cybervetting

The Pros and Cons of Using Social Media in Vetting Job Applicants
Written by Maureen De Armond for The Higher Education workplace in Spring 2017.

Data Mining

The Ethical Dilemma Posed by Data Mining
from Caroll News.

Employing Undocumented Workers

Illegal Immigration (from procon.org)
Check out the Labor Market -- American Workers & Employers section.

Employer Access to Social Networking Information

Check out the relevant articles in either or these books:

Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Business Ethics and Society
Call Number: Oversz HF 5387 .T355 2015
Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format.
Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Management
Call Number: Oversz HD 31 .T24 2015
Includes articles on employee privacy, social media use at work, outsourcing, social responsibility, and immigrants as a workforce.

Grease Payments

Payments that Grease the Rails
Article from Fraud Magazine

Home Issues Affecting Work Life

Look up Work and Family OR Work-Life Balance in

Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
Explores current topics, such as mass social media, cookies, and cyber-attacks, as well as traditional issues including accounting, discrimination, environmental concerns, and management.

Insider Trading

Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
This work incorporates information about a variety of white-collar crimes, and provides examples of persons, statutes, companies, and convictions.

Morals Clauses

Workplace Morals Clauses Take Hold Beyond Show Bix in #MeToo Era
A March 2020 article from Bloomberg Law.

Multi-Level Marketing

Multi-Level Marketing Businesses and Pyramid Schemes
Consumer advice on multi-level marketing from the Federal Trade Commission.

Planned Obsolescence

Achieving Sustainability
It presents and analyzes the underpinnings of the multi-disciplinary concept of sustainability.

Predatory Pricing / Price Discrimination

Predatory or Below-Cost Pricing
From the Federal Trade Commission
Price Discrimination: Robinson-Patman Violations
From the Federal Trade Commission

Product Downsizing

Package Downsizing Proves That Less Is Not More
from Consumer Reports.

Sex in Marketing

Marketing Campaigns Use Sex Appeal to Sell Products