Part 1: Ethics in Research
Recognize ethical issues in the conduct of research and evaluation and their relevance to research efforts
Choose at least 1 example (or use one of those listed below) of unethical research in a business setting, and discuss the following:
Explain why research might be considered unethical.
For your research proposal project in this course, explain what ethical considerations there are and how to avoid them.
Examples of unethical business research:
Were OkCupid’s and Facebook’s Experiments Unethical?
Volkswagen: The Scandal Explained
You may also wish to review an example time line by clicking link provided below or copying and pasting them in your browser.
https://hbr.org/2014/07/were-okcupids-and-facebooks-experiments-unethical
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34324772
You may also wish to review an example time line by viewing info from the link below
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/timeline/
References
Hotten, R. (2015, December 10). Volkswagen: The scandal explained. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34324772
Luca, M. (2014, July 29). Were OkCupid’s and Facebook’s experiments unethical? Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2014/07/were-okcupids-and-facebooks-experiments-unethical
Resnik, D. B. (2021, October 14). Research ethics timeline. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/timeline/