Business Research Ethics Res/351
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BUSINESS RESEARCH ETHICS
BUSINESS RESEARCH ETHICS
RES/351
January 15, 2014
Aruna Abeyakoon
Business Research Ethics
The ethics in the business of research does refer to the code of conduct that would be expected to be observed while conducting the research. The ethical conduct applies to both the organization and the individual researcher of the conducting research. Such ethical behavior must be included in the steps of the research process from the analysis and data collection, through the reporting of the findings. If the organization or the individual researchers does not abide by the code of the ethics for the business research he, or she may end up facing penalties from …show more content…
Mathur was the National Research Council adviser who had duties that included; assisting the company for applying for government grants. Mathur’s wife Priti Mathur owned the company that had received the $300,000 in “consulting” fees from the private company. These had been unethical transactions that took place between 1999 and also 2003.
Priti Mathur had claimed the applications for government grants were completed by herself and also her son. But, she also didn’t admit to seeking advice from her husband occasionally. While Raj Mathur claimed he did give his wife more assistance than he would give any other companies seeking his advice the judge had over seen the trial found his statement to lack common sense (Shannon, 2007). He then ruled that Mathur was guilty of the crime of breach of …show more content…
Stratton & Ogilvey was a Toronto based consulting company that paid the company owned by Mathur’s wife. It is not clear as to whether the company itself was legitimate or merely a front to attempt to hide the funds from being directly linked to Mathur. Due to the investigation and conviction the company is no longer in existence. Mathur himself was facing jail time due to his unethical behavior. I was unable to find details of the sentencing results in my search. As previously mentioned society overall was not greatly affected by the unethical behavior. The main effects on society continue to be the efforts to prevent actions like Mathur predicated and the unknown number of companies that did not receive government grants due to the unethical actions of
BUSINESS RESEARCH ETHICS
BUSINESS RESEARCH ETHICS
RES/351
January 15, 2014
Aruna Abeyakoon
Business Research Ethics
The ethics in the business of research does refer to the code of conduct that would be expected to be observed while conducting the research. The ethical conduct applies to both the organization and the individual researcher of the conducting research. Such ethical behavior must be included in the steps of the research process from the analysis and data collection, through the reporting of the findings. If the organization or the individual researchers does not abide by the code of the ethics for the business research he, or she may end up facing penalties from …show more content…
Mathur was the National Research Council adviser who had duties that included; assisting the company for applying for government grants. Mathur’s wife Priti Mathur owned the company that had received the $300,000 in “consulting” fees from the private company. These had been unethical transactions that took place between 1999 and also 2003.
Priti Mathur had claimed the applications for government grants were completed by herself and also her son. But, she also didn’t admit to seeking advice from her husband occasionally. While Raj Mathur claimed he did give his wife more assistance than he would give any other companies seeking his advice the judge had over seen the trial found his statement to lack common sense (Shannon, 2007). He then ruled that Mathur was guilty of the crime of breach of …show more content…
Stratton & Ogilvey was a Toronto based consulting company that paid the company owned by Mathur’s wife. It is not clear as to whether the company itself was legitimate or merely a front to attempt to hide the funds from being directly linked to Mathur. Due to the investigation and conviction the company is no longer in existence. Mathur himself was facing jail time due to his unethical behavior. I was unable to find details of the sentencing results in my search. As previously mentioned society overall was not greatly affected by the unethical behavior. The main effects on society continue to be the efforts to prevent actions like Mathur predicated and the unknown number of companies that did not receive government grants due to the unethical actions of