Posted: January 21st, 2016

Business Research Ethics

Find an article that discusses unethical business research conduct that has resulted in individuals or a firm being convicted, or at least tried for, this conduct. Some examples include the following:

– Asking inappropriate questions
– Skewing research results
– Failing to maintain participants’ confidential information
– Using participant information for unintended purposes such as selling goods or services

Summarize the article you researched.

Write a paper in which you address the following questions:

1. What unethical research behavior was involved?
2. Who were the injured parties?
3. How has the unethical behavior affected the organization, the individual, and society?
4. How could the unethical behavior be avoided or resolved?