Commerce with a conscience: corporate control and academic investment

Article Abstract:

A paper elucidating corporate investment in universities and its effect on the independence of academia is presented. Some critics have called for the establishment of regulatory guidelines and standards limiting the extent of corporate involvement in universities while still permitting academia to maximize its resources and provide students with job opportunities.

Canada, Universities and colleges, Ethical aspects, Business schools

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Business ethics as academic field in Africa: its current status

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Research on the state of business ethics in Africa is presented, focusing on the academic activity that has taken place in this field and how it is being reported. A survey of people involved in business ethics in African academic institutions is detailed.

Africa, Schools

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Does size matter? The state of the art in small business ethics

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The importance of small business data to professional ethics studies is examined. Topics include the need for research to include smaller firms, as there are more of them and they exhibit different traits and processes than larger corporations.

International, Management, Small business

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