LibGuides: Business Ethics: International Business

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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Shaping of Global Public Policy
E-book.
Fair Trade: A Beginner's Guide
Call Number: HF 1379 .D43 2007

Available at Downcity Library.
Fair Trade: The Challenge of Transforming Globalization
Call Number: HF 1379 .F345 2007

Available at Downcity Library.
McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld
Call Number: HV 6441 .G54 2009

Available at Downcity Library

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.

The resources below will assist you in researching ethical issues in international business. You can obtain full-text research articles, which are constantly updated.

Emerald Management 120
Management-related articles in various fields including Accounting, Education, Food Science, Hospitality & Tourism, Library Services & Information Management, Marketing, Nutrition, and Professional Development. CHECK-OFF "Only content I have access to" for full-text articles and book chapters.
General Business File ASAP (Gale)
Selective, full-text business and management-related articles. This is a subset of the larger database Business & Company Resource Center.
LexisNexis
Full-text articles from over 6,000 newspapers/magazine, national and international. Updated daily. Best source for up-to-date business nes.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
"Tracking the positive and negative impact of over 5,100 companies worldwide" in over 180 countries. Constantly updated with news, reports and more. Links to over 1,000 resources from academia, advocacy organizations, government sites. Browse by company, issues or country. Outstanding site, especially for up-to-date information.

The organizations below are involved in monitoring international business and commerce to promote compliance with ethical trade and labor practices.

Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
With a goal of "Respect for Worker's Worldwide," the ETI is "an alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organizations" which "work in partnership to improve the working lives of people across the globe." Includes a code of ethics. Provides information on the Alliance's projects/initiatives.
Transparency International
"The Global Coalition Against Corruption" has over 90 national/regional organizations which monitor ehtical issues in international trade, using news/research. "Corruption Perception Index" rates 180 countries' compliance with transparency issues.
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
"A strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with the ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption".

CorpWatch
Advocacy site which "counters corporate globalization through education, net-working and activism", Extensive links to activist groups, corporate oversight and specific industry/product issues. Also excellent for news.

The links below monitor unfair labor practices, globalization, transparency and corruption issues for many of the world's nations.

Labour Behind the Label
A news/advocacy site on the global apparel industry. Focuses on "fair trade" and industry reform efforts. An excellent eucational site dealing with the unsavory side of the apparel industry and international efforts to end abusive industry practices.

You will find "viewpoint essays", magazine articles and more for researching these topics".