Business Ethics

This library research guide is intended to assist faculty and students at the Johns Hopkins University in locating information resources which will assist them with their academic research in Business Ethics.  This guide is a work in progress. Please direct comments, questions or suggestions to the Librarian for Business, who is available by appointment to provide further assistance.

Table of Contents

Suggested Keywords

Try these keywords or concepts when searching on this topic in any resource.

business ethics
ethics
social responsibility
accountability

Search Tips:

1) Refine your search by choosing a particular part of a record to search. Subject, citation/abstract, or title keyword searches are more targeted.  Full-text searches provide more flexibility in locating records which contain specific examples, slang, or more esoteric terms. Try searches for particular companies or people as well. 

2) Try an asterisk after a word root to retrieve related concepts simultaneously.  (Example: ethic* will retrieve ethic, ethics, ethical) 


Case Studies

1) Refer to the Case Studies guide for tips on retrieving case studies or company-specific examples for this topic.

2) Search on a company's name or click on these links for real-time Alphabetical LC Subject heading searches in the JHU Libraries Catalog to retrieve books which contain particular examples.  (An Advanced keyword search may yield more results.)

Business Ethics -- case studies

Business Ethics -- United States -- case studies

Business Ethics -- study and teaching

Journals 

Have a specific journal title in mind? What journals on this topic are available through the JHU libraries?

Some Selected Journal Titles Available Through Library Resources:

1) Use the search tools on the E-Journals page to identify access to these journals and others on business, philosophy, ethics or business ethics through the JHU Libraries Catalog or through licensed electronic resources (journal subscriptions or article indexes).  Follow the links.

If no links to full-text resources and no JHU Libraries Catalog records exist through the FIND IT results, request a free electronic copy of your article through Interlibrary Services.

2) Click on the link below for a list of the library's periodical subscriptions on this topic. Also try Advanced subject keywords for related terms and combine with periodicals.

Alphabetical search by LC Subject heading on business ethics -- periodicals

3) Refer to the article indexes below to search by topic across multiple journals or within one journal.

What other tools will identify journals which exist in general for this topic?

Finding Articles About Business Ethics

Electronic Article Indexes--Periodicals/Journals

Identify articles on your topic within the periodical indexes for business or philosophy publications.  If no links to full-text and no JHU Libraries Catalog records exist through the FIND IT buttons, request a free electronic copy of your article through Interlibrary Services.

Newspapers

Other Newspaper Databases  (Refer to the JHU Libraries Catalog for print subscriptions and print indexes)

Document Delivery Services--Bringing the Articles to You!

Use Interlibrary Services for article delivery to your desktop, if they are unavailable through the JHU Libraries' print or electronic resources.

Faculty and graduate students in Homewood-based schools, including the Carey Business School, may also use the Eisenhower Express service to request delivery of articles from print materials owned by JHU.

Related Reference Materials

Encyclopedias:

Dictionaries and Handbooks:

Click on this real-time Alphabetical Subject Library of Congress search in the JHU Libraries Catalog for dictionaries or handbooks on business ethics.

Business Ethics -- Dictionaries

Books

Browsing the Library's Collection by Relevant Subject Classifications:

Click on the links below for sample, real-time Alphabetical searches by Subject Library of Congress classification in the JHU Libraries Catalog.  Scroll through the sub-headings related to this topic and select links to view individual sets of titles.  

Business Ethics

Business Ethics -- United States

Searching for Books by General Keyword, Title Keyword, or Subject Keyword:

Use the Advanced Keyword search option in the JHU Libraries Catalog to find books on this topic, or books which discuss specific companies or people related to this topic.  These searches are more comprehensive and flexible in retrieving items, in case assigned subject headings vary.   Tip: Surround phrases in quotations when searching this way.

Borrowing Books Owned by Other Libraries:

Use the following resources to identify other books on this topic and borrow them through Interlibrary Services.

Websites (Freely available)

ALA's Best of the Best Business Web Sites for Business Ethics

Required Course Readings

Note: Your JHED loginID and password are required to access copyrighted materials electronically.

To access assigned articles or chapters of books, which your instructor placed on electronic reserve through the library:

1) Click on the Find Reserves link, located under the Library Services section of the library's main page.

2) Click on the link called Course Readings. 

3) Scroll through the menu and highlight your instructor's name and course number. Submit.

Cannot find what you need?  Contact the Reserves staff or ask the library staff at your center whether it is physically on reserve at the Eisenhower Library or another JHU campus. 

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