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Finding Ethical Issues in Business
If you need to research ethics issues in business, the CQ Researcher Plus Archive is a great starting place. The database provides overviews of current and historical issues. Topics covered include the opioid crisis, artificial intelligence, and the gender pay gap. You can find background information on the issues as well as links to additional resources.
In addition, news sources are an excellent way to explore current and historical ethical issues. Use ProQuest Central to search for news articles that you can access for free through the Libraries' subscriptions.
- CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Researcher Plus Archive
Publication Dates Covered: 1923 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
Single-themed reports on current issues from Congressional Quarterly Press dating back to 1923. Topics include social trends, health concerns, the economy, education, and technology. Reports provide overview, background, pro/con arguments, chronologies, current situation, and bibliographies of additional sources. - ProQuest Central
Paid for by K-State Libraries
ProQuest Central brings together many of the most used ProQuest databases. It provides access to databases across all major subject areas (business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion). It includes full-text scholarly journals, trade and professional titles, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, case studies, and market reports. With our Ebook Central subscription (especially access to Academic Complete and Academic Video Online) users can now search in a comprehensive way that connects text and video.
Additional Resources for Researching Ethical and Social Issues
There are many ways to research ethical and social issues in business. These recommended sources may not cover all issues.
- USA Facts"Government data to drive fact-based discussion." Explore data by topics, including agriculture, education, and health.
- Congressional Research Services ReportsOfficial site, as of 2018, for reports researched for members of Congress on wide-ranging issues of relevance to public laws and policies. Reports cover a wide range of issues including artificial Inclusion of prior reports not ensured.
- Congressional Research Services Reports - University of North TexasCreated to download, digitize, and archive CRS reports prior to the 2018 law permitting the CRS to publicly distribute the reports. This site now acts as an archive for pre-2018 reports, to include digitizing donated reports. Not comprehensive. Coverage extends back to 1970.
