Background Information
These items lead you to background information on ethics-related topics.
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics & Society
International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies
Oxford Handbook of Business Ethics
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management
Reports & Websites
Conference Board's Research Insights
United Nations' Global Compact Library
Business Ethics: the Magazine of Corporate Social Responsibility
Ethics Resources @ UC San Diego
Below are links to campus research units and centers that address applied ethics topics. Many have visiting speakers and events that may be of interest.
New Resources
In spring 2016, the California Digital Library bought full online access to nearly 4000 new Cambridge University Press scholarly books released during 2016, 2017, and 2018. Titles span social sciences, humanities, and science and engineering topics, and include a number of business ethics, ESG & CSR titles. They will automatically show up in our online catalog, and you can use the Books tab of this guide to find them. Some highlights include:
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The Routledge Companion to Business Ethics by Call Number: Routledge e-bookISBN: 9781138789562Publication Date: 2018This Companion provides a novel overview of the discipline of business ethics, covering the major areas of the field as well as new and emerging topics. -
Cambridge Handbook of Research Approaches to Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility by While there is a large and ever-expanding body of work on the fields of business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR), there is a noted absence of a single source on the methodology and research approaches to these fields.Call Number: e-bookISBN: 9781107150690Publication Date: 2017 -
International Biolaw and Shared Ethical Principles by Call Number: Routledge e-bookISBN: 9781472483980Publication Date: 2018This book provides an overview of the ethical and legal developments which have occurred in the field of bioethics and human rights since the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, 2005. It highlights a range of major bioethics challenges and comprehensive legal study of implementations. -
Introduction to Sustainability Analytics by Call Number: CRC Press e-bookISBN: 9781498777117Publication Date: 2017Society must consider the impacts of climate change and the subsequent move toward public and corporate environmental sustainability. This book will merge corporate and public sector perspectives on sustainable development with regard to business and engineering approaches..
Starting Points
These items are basic information databases for locating articles, book chapters, company and industry information. Each one contains resources on business ethics topics.
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Business Insights: GlobalThis database has industry overviews. Additionally, there are company reports and news articles. This place is easiest to find a NAICS industry code for your company or industry (hint: this information is useful to get a list of companies).
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Business Source CompleteThis database also has industry overviews, company reports and news articles. In addition is has the literature of CSR – including coverage of research articles in journals like Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, Business & Society, Business Ethics: a European Review, Academy of Mangement Review, the Ruffin Series on Business Ethics, Corporate Governance and many more.
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Nexis UniNexis Uni contains thousands of full-text sources including newspapers, wires, transcripts, newsletters, magazines, trade journals; also industry news, company information, law reviews, court decisions, statutes. Coverage dates vary. International and U.S. sources. (Previously called Lexis Nexis Academic).
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Annual ReviewsAR provides scholarly review articles that may serve as starting points for research, or to keep up with research trends in a field. Each article attempts to convey the research output of a discipline or topic, and reports the nature of the research, in terms of its empirical findings, theoretical development, methodology or historical development.
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The Conference Board's Research InsightsThis source contains 1000+ reports on business issues ranging from leadership, business ethics, CSR, human capital, high-performing organizations, and the economy.
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Leadership Library Directoriesprovides searchable information on the management of more than 40,000 major United States government, business, news media, law firm, and nonprofit organizations, including contact information for leadership and key staff details. Originally published in print as “the Yellow Books,” its online search can create lists of organizations grouped by features like geographic area, industry, job title, school affiliation, directorships, type and size of organization, and more.
Research Help
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