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    This document discusses ethical issues that can arise in business research. There are three main parties involved - the researcher, the respondent, and the client. The researcher must maintain objectivity and protect confidentiality. The respondent has rights including the right to privacy and to be informed. The client has obligations to maintain an open relationship with both the researcher and interested parties regarding the purpose and findings of the research. Pseudo-pilot studies and advocacy research can raise ethical questions. Psychological testing also involves professional, moral, and social ethical issues regarding human rights, privacy, and labeling.

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    ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH

    Dr. Sasmita Mishra KSOM, KIIT University

    ETHICAL ISSUES
    Ethical questions are philosophical questions; There is no general agreement among philosophers about the answers to such questions; The rights and obligations of individuals are generally dictated by the norms of society; Social norms are codes of behavior adopted by group.

    ETHICAL ISSUES
    Philosophical questions Societal norms Codes of behavior

    GENERAL ETHICS AND OBLIGATIONS OF


    CONCERNED PARTIES Three parties are involved Researcher Respondent Client

    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 conclusion Competing research proposal

    RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE RESPONDENT


    The obligation to be truthful; Privacy (e.g., collecting and giving out of personal information without their (US citizens) knowledge is a serious violation of their privacy); Deception (i. e., creating a false impression by disguising the purpose of the research); The right to be informed.

    RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE CLIENT SPONSOR (USER)

    Ethics between buyer and seller


    An open relationship with research suppliers An open relationship with interested parties Privacy Commitment to research Pseudo-pilot studies (suggested by the clients) Advocacy research (Research undertaken to support a specific claim in a legal action)

    ADVOCACY RESEARCH

    Research to support a specific legal claim

    PSEUDO-PILOT STUDIES

    The researcher is told by the clients that the study is the first of many in a more comprehensive study. It is important for clients to be open about the business problem to be investigated.

    ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

    ISSUES
    The concern that currently shape testing include professional, moral and social issues. Ethical issues underlie each of these concerns. Professional Moral Social

    PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
    Theoretical concerns Adequacy of tests Actual vs. clinical prediction

    MORAL ISSUES

    Human rights

    Right not to be tested Right to know the test score Right to know who will have access to test data

    Labeling Invasion of privacy Divided loyalties Responsibilities of test users and test conductors

    SOCIAL ISSUES
    Dehumanization Usefulness of Tests Access to psychological testing services

    T H A N K Y O U

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