Business Ethics

Business Ethics

Business ethics: a helpful hybrid in search of integrity.

This article is scholarly since it has been taken from the Journal of Business Ethics. One important characteristic of scholarly articles is that they are first reviewed by a tea of professionals and then published in the journal. If this team does not approve it, it will not be published. Secondly, the article is 11 years old which means that it can be used as a source in articles currently being written.

The intended audience and the content of this article is clearly defined which shows that the article is scholarly and valid.

Business: The View from the Top, And Bottom; Corporate Culture

Since the writer of this article is not mentioned, it cannot be scholarly. One criterion for an article to be scholarly is that the writer should be names and should have the credentials and experience in that particular field. The website where this article was published is a news article therefore, it is not scholarly.

Anonymous writers mean that anyone from a college student to a university professor may have written this article therefore such articles should not be used as references since they may affect the quality of the work due to uncertainty about the content.

A Toy Maker's Conscience

This article is not scholarly since it is taken from a magazine. Magazines usually contain articles written without much research. These articles contain the opinions of the writer instead of the facts. Scholarly references are also usually not referred while writing such articles due to which their authenticity and validity can be questioned. Another drawback about articles taken from magazines is that they are often modified and crafted in order to be interesting to the reader. In such cases, materials that do not relate to the article are also included therefore, such articles ...