Open AccessResearch in business ethics
Author(s) -
G.J. Rossouw
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
koers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.166
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2304-8557
pISSN - 0023-270X
DOI - 10.4102/koers.v66i3.396
Subject(s) - business ethics , engineering ethics , credibility , field (mathematics) , philosophy of business , research ethics , information ethics , applied ethics , management science , sociology , political science , management , public relations , business model , engineering , economics , law , mathematics , pure mathematics
Research in business ethics is vital for the expansion and credibility of this fairly recent academic field. This article argues that there are three factors that are crucially important for research in business ethics. They are (a) the ontological assumptions that research in this field is premised upon, (b) the choice of research strategies and methodologies and (c) the role of theory in research practice. Each of these three factors is explored and pitfalls relating to each of them are identified. The article also suggests guidelines for dealing with each of these factors in business ethics research