ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:MS. GARIMA NISHA SUNITI SAPNA ANKITA

ETHICS

Ethics refers to a set of modern principles which play a very significant role in guiding the conduct of managers and employees in the operation of any enterprise.

IMPORTANCE OF ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH

Promote the aims of research Values to collaborative work Accountable to the public Public support Moral and social values

GENERAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CONSERNED PARTIES

In most research situations, three parties are involved:

the researcher, the sponsoring client (client), and the respondent (subject).

Each party expects certain rights and certain obligations toward each other.

RIGHTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE RESPONDENT

The obligation to be truthful Privacy Deception The right to be informed

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE RESEARCHER

The purpose of research is research Objectivity Misrepresentation of research Protecting the right to confidentiality of

both subjects and clients Dissemination of faulty conclusions Completing research proposals

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE SPONSORING CLIENT(USER)

Ethics between buyer and seller An open relationship with research

suppliers An open relationship with interested

parties privacy

CONCLUSION

Three parties i.e. researcher, sponsoring client, respondent

Each party has certain rights and obligations

Rights of the correspondent(right to privacy, right to be informed, obligation to give honest answers)

Rights of the researcher Rights of the client