Business Ethics

Books and Ebooks
Articles and Reports
Ratings
Selected Periodicals
Websites

Books and Ebooks

Books and other publications on Business Ethics are available in Pardee Library as well as in other Boston University libraries. The following subject headings can be used in the Online Catalog to find books about business ethics and related topics.

• Social Responsibility of Business
• Business Ethics
• Corporations- Corrupt Practices
• Decision Making -- Moral and Ethical Aspects
• Investments --Moral and Ethical Aspects
• Corporate Governance

Encyclopedia:

The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics
Pardee Reference - Section 7 - Management
X HD 30.15 B53 v. 11

A sampling of recent books; all located in Pardee Library, 2nd floor:

Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy
Pardee Permanent Reserve HD60. F72 2005

Conscience and corporate culture
HF5387 .G658 2007

Ethics in Finance
HF5387 .B63 2008

Greed, Inc. : why corporations rule our world
HF5387 .R69 2006

Living into leadership : a journey in ethics
Pardee LibraryHF5387 .M345 2007

Marketing Ethics
Pardee Library HF5415 .B637 2008

Taking sides. Clashing views in business ethics and society
HF5387 .T355 2006

Temptations in the office : ethical choices and legal obligations
HF5387 .G645 2008.

Understanding Ethical Failures in Leadership
HF5387.P736 2006

Articles and Reports

Conference Board [About]
This non-profit organization surveys companies and produces research reports on company practices. From the Business Management Research page, go to Research Reports by Topic; select "Ethics and Compliance," Corporate Governance," and Sustainability" from the drop down list. Reports can also be searched by keyword.

ABI/INFORM [About]
In basic or advanced search modes, enter "business ethics". Business ethics can also be combined with other search terms.

Business Source Complete [About]
In the search box enter "business ethics." Additional subject headings can be found by using the Thesaurus. Search terms can also be combined in order to narrow the search results.

PAIS [About]
Enter "Business Ethics" in the search box; select either "Search" or "Suggest" for specific subject headings to use.

Philosopher's Index [About]
Enter "Business Ethics" in the search box; select either "Search" or "Suggest" for specific subject headings to use.

PsycArticles [About]
Enter "Business Ethics" in the search box.

Sociological Abstracts [About]
At opening screen, select Sociological Abstracts from the list of databases and enter "Business Ethics" in the search box, located on the left side of the screen.

Ratings

Socrates [About]
A database that measures the social and environmental performance of corporations. It contains social, environmental, and governance research on more than 4,000 companies in 50+ global markets.

Selected Periodicals

Business and Society Review

Business Ethics: A European View

Business Ethics Quarterly

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance Advisor

Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies

Journal of Business Ethics

For additional online periodicals on ethics, check the Ejournals page; select "Ethics" as a key word.  For articles by subject, check article databases.

Websites

Applied Ethics Resources on WWW
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/resources
Good links to topics such as codes of ethics, public sector ethics, professional and media ethics.

Business Ethics; The Magazine of Corporate Responsibility
An online magazine covering corporate responsibility; includes the Business Ethics 100 Best Corporate Citizens and the Business Ethics Annual Awards.

CRO: Corporate Responsibility Officer
http://www.TheCRO.com
Magazine and membership organization for Corporate Responsibility Officers; includes an annual feature of "Business Ethics 100 Best Corporate Citizens" and "Business Ethics Annual Awards."

Corporate Social Research Center
http://socialfunds.com/csr
Offers company profiles, company reports, a newswire, and rates companies on social and environmental commitment.

Eldis Corporate Social Responsibility Resource Guide
http://www.eldis.org/csr/
Features country profiles, extensive subject resource guides, and information about fair labor, trade, and investment issues.

Green Money Journal
http://www.greenmoneyjournal.com/
Green Money's mission is to promote awareness of socially and environmentally responsible business, investing, and consumer resources. Companies and mutual funds involved in socially responsible investments are listed.

Institute for Global Ethics
http://www.globalethics.org/
Founded in 1990, this nonprofit organization publishes a weekly newsletter and occasional reports, and consults with corporations and educational institutions in the United States and overseas, and conducts frequent ethics seminars.

Saint James Ethics Centre
http://www.ethics.org.au
St James Ethics Centre is an Australian not-for-profit organization which provides a non-judgmental forum for the promotion and exploration of ethics. The website features a large number of ethics-related articles on diverse subjects, a discussion forum, and a news section, along with information about their work.

Social Investment Forum
http://www.socialinvest.org/
The Forum offers information, contacts, and resources on socially responsible investing.

Wharton Ethics Program
http://ethics.wharton.upenn.edu/
Click on "Other Ethics Centers and Programs" for links to many programs in business ethics.