Business ethics and B Guide - Resources and Review

Document providing guidance and direction for ethical responsibility in Internet marketing.
 
UK fair trading organisation that seeks to narrow the gap between people in the 'third world' and people in the UK, mainly by proving the commercial viability of an alternative trading system.
 
Partnership between the FBI and National White Collar Crime Center, providing a reporting mechanism for Internet users in the USA to alert authorities of suspected fraud committed over the Internet. Once submited, reports are then directed to appropriate local agencies for further action.
 
The largest professional accountancy body in Europe Information provided include ethical help sheets for chartered accountants.
 
Civil society organisation aiming to increase government accountability and curb both national and international corruption. Features a study on bribe
paying in international trade, and country listings based upon the involvement of companies in bribe enforcement abroad, and in terms of the perception of corruption amongst public officials and politicians. Also offers a guide to multinational anti-corruption programmes in Central and Eastern Europe.
 
A set of links to articles, research papers, seminars and report abstracts about corporate environmental reporting, from companies and organisations worldwide, plus links to legislation for environmental reporting and the Eco Audit and Management Scheme (EMAS).
 
Describes the nine principles drafted at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 1999, intended to encourage business leaders to unite the power of markets with universal ideals relating to human rights, labour standards, and the environment. Also suggests ways in which the principles can be put into practice.
 
Information about business and professional ethics. Includes a calendar of events, electronic journal, newsletter and reading lists.
 
Resources on business ethics, biomedical ethics, computer and information ethics, media ethics, professional ethics, science and technology ethics.
 
Collection of essays, which explore the concept of applying themes from manoeuvre conflict to business strategy. Concentrates on the writing of John R Boyd whose theory of OODA loop speed is applied to the isolation of the opposition, shaping and being successful in the marketplace, and instigating mutual trust between customers and businesses. Featured authors include Jonathan Shay, Dr Linda P Beckerman and Franklin C Spinney.
 
Aims to alert Internet users to fraudulent schemes and sites, including pyramid marketing and sweepstakes, to distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent promotions, and to route reports of suspected fraud to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
 
Created for and by auditors. Includes an index of audit related resources, Auditor's Sharing Audit Programs, AuditZine, a collection of articles of interest to auditors, and FraudNet, which deals with fraud policies, procedures, and codes of ethics.
 
Worldwide troubled company resources, including a worldwide directory of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals.
 
Collection of articles on various financial scandals from recent years to the present. Focus on UK related scandals.
 
The Ethics Institute exists to foster the study of applied and professional ethics, with a commitment to the objectivity and rationality of moral values. This perspective adds a distinctive dimension to teaching and research in areas such as medical and business ethics.
 
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