Improving South African Masonry Construction Industry by Bonga PraiseGod Khuzwayo, Mark Walker, Bruce Graham

“…The issues that require immediate attention are: (1) noncompliance; (2) unethical behaviour and (3) lack of knowledge. Evidence to be presented later demonstrates that not all designers and contractors adhere to building policies, regulations and standards. …”
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Where do we belong: An exploration of individuals’ identity issues within temporary organizations by Vallari Chandna

“…Additionally, the consequences of a lack of resolution are explored, including reduced group cohesion, lower performance and the unethical behavior on the part of the pro-parent organization.…”
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EMPIRICAL REVIEW OF BUSINESS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Afshan Younas, Aza Azlina Md Kassim

“…Based on empirical reviews, this study suggests that the pandemic has resulted in many business and economic challenges which include unemployment, low consumption of goods and services, financial distress, unethical business practices, mental distress, heavy business losses and business discontinuity. …”
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Answer Refused: Exploring How Item Non-response on Domestic Abuse Questions in a Social Survey Affects Analysis by Valeria Skafida, Fiona Morrison, John Devaney

“…We discuss the ethical implications of imputing missing data and argue that sometimes it is unethical to do so. …”
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Ethical Tenets of PRN Medicines Management in Healthcare Settings: A Clinical Perspective by Mojtaba Vaismoradi, Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, Flores Vizcaya-Moreno, Piret Paal

“…It is a dynamic process and needs close collaboration between healthcare professionals especially nurses and patients to prevent unethical practice.…”
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Creative accounting – Motives, techniques and possibilities of prevention by Ivana Kenfelja, Ivo Mijoč, Branka Remenarić

“…Creative accounting is not illegal, but unethical since it doesn’t meet the main objective of financial reporting – to present fair and objective picture of the business. …”
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Perceptions of Pre-Service Teachers on Ethical Teacher and Professional Ethics Course by Süleyman Karataş, Mustafa Caner, R. Burak Kahyaoğlu, Sertaç Kâhya

“…Additionally, findings revealed that professional ethic course enable participants to gain awareness on ethical codes of teaching profession, able to identify ethical and unethical behaviors as well as increase their willingness to act in line with the codes of teaching professional ethics. …”
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A practical explanation of ethics as a good corporate governance principle in South Africa and New Zealand – A case study by neels kilian

“…Such a questionnaire could provide the necessary insight as a method to prevent unethical business behaviour in future. Keywords: corporate governance; integrity; honesty; director; ethics; King IV; NZX code; corporate culture https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.85.1.2465…”
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) are essential in promoting our health and wellbeing by Summer May Finlay, Michael Doyle, Michelle Kennedy

“…The history of unethical and inhumane research conducted on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people since colonisation highlights the critical need for specific Human Research Ethics for research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. …”
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The Perception of Academic Plagiarism in Industrial Engineering Students at a Public University in Lima by Roberto Carlos Dávila Morán

“…In conclusion, most students believe that academic plagiarism is a behavior that affects their education and is unethical and dishonest.…”
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On Putting an End to the Backlash Against Electrophysical Agents by Alain-Yvan Belanger, David M. Selkowitz, Daryl Lawson

“…Published in world renowned public media are unsubstantiated mocking remarks against the practice of EPAs and unethical allegations against its stakeholders. This rhetoric suggests that EPA interventions are "magical" treatments and that those practitioners who include them in their plans of care may be committing fraud. …”
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Reflection on the Ethics of Educator Accountants in the Concept of Life Philosophy of Ki Hajar Dewantara by Mega Devita Sari

“…The results of this study show that the concept of Ki Hajar Dewantara's philosophy of life in the form of Trihayu is realized when the educator's accountant can maintain self-safety both soul and mind so that he will have strong integrity in his work, the Trisakti Jiwa concept is carried out in the form of developing creativity, creativity and being able to understand the sense of being able to build motivation for his work, Next concept Trilogy Leadership can take the form of providing a good example for prospective accountants later, and the last concept in the form of Tripantangan can prevent educator accountants from unethical actions, and the concept is by the Indonesian accountant code of ethics. …”
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Selling, Buying and Trafficking of Human Organs in Third-World Countries: Ethico-Religious Appraisal by Peter O. O. Ottuh, Onos G. Idjakpo, Anthony A. Uviekovo

“…The findings show that selling, buying, and trafficking human organs invariably leads to unethical behaviour and has serious negative health, ethical, and religious implications for human society in general and Nigerian society in particular. …”
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An exploratory analysis of Computing Ethics practices and instruction through Brazilian cyberspace by Luiz Paulo Carvalho, Flávia Maria Santoro, Jonice Oliveira

“…Therefore, we collect and analyze four hundred and thirty-four responses from a questionnaire, mostly from computer experts associated with their instruction on ethics and “immoral” or “unethical” practices that they have been involved in, directly or indirectly. …”
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The New Advertisers: How Foundation Funding Impacts Journalism by Patrick Ferrucci, Jacob L. Nelson

“…Drawing on previous scholarship exploring extra-media influence on the news industry, we argue that the impact of foundations on journalism parallels that of advertisers throughout the 20th century—with one important distinction: Journalism practitioners and researchers have long forbidden the influence from advertisers on editorial decisions, seeing the blurring of the two as inherently unethical. Outside funding from foundations, on the other hand, is often premised on editorial influence, complicating efforts by journalists to maintain the firewall between news revenue and production.…”
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Measuring ethical behavior with AI and natural language processing to assess business success by Peter Gloor, Andrea Fronzetti Colladon, Francesca Grippa

“…Associating membership in ethical or unethical tribes with performance, we find that being ethical correlates positively or negatively with success depending on the context.…”
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Pill or bill? Influence of monetary incentives on the perceived riskiness and the ethical approval of clinical trials by Janine Hoffart, Benjamin Scheibehenne

“…In clinical trials, incentivizing human research subjects with large amounts of money is often considered unethical, as it may coerce people to participate. …”
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Bioethics in the news: the values at stake.: Why are conservative values so difficult to communicate in the public square and progressive values so easy? by Margaret Somerville

“…Since words are weapons in the values battles, it is necessary to identify how they are being used in the presentation of ethical issues in the media and ethical decision making and, when that use leads to unethical decisions and situations, offer alternatives. …”
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Can or should schools in Norway exclude student teachers from the Christian university college NLA to protect the rights of sexual minorities? by Hadi Strømmen Lile

“…To justify this action, it has been argued that the document violates the aims of education in Norway, violates human rights and is unethical. Is faith in a traditional form of marriage an intolerance towards gay people that cannot be tolerated in schools? …”
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Moral reasoning and professional business ethics in the accounting profession: analysis of conducted research by Savić Miljan

“…However, they do indicate a great importance of adequately focused educational measures, creating adequate incentives to resist pressure to behave unethically, and ensuring a high level of accountants' familiarity with the best practices when providing accounting services. …”
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