General Ethics Resource Articles

Broad Topics Involving Ethics

Who's Watching the Watchdog?
Knight Kiplinger
Ethics Resource Center 2005

Society relies upon a free, independent press corps to expose wrongdoings in politics, business and the professions, but the press is not immune from ethical problems itself, says this editor-in-chief, who goes on to discuss a number if key issues .

By Knight Kiplinger, Editor in Chief, The Kiplinger Letter and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine      

The Refugees
Jerry Brown
Ethics Resource Center 2004

How evacuation ahead of a hurricane became an ethics lesson.

Reflecting on How Sports Influences Character
Lauren Larson
Ethics Resource Center 2003
Reflections from a group of amateur athletes on the impact sports have had on their character -- touching on teamwork, leadership, honesty, responsibility, patience, self-confidence, persistence, sportsmanship, and respect.

Paul Hamm's Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
Stephen D. Potts
Ethics Resource Center 2004

In this letter, ERC Board Chairman Steve Potts, former member of the US Olympic Committee, says that Paul Hamm has the chance to create a legacy of inspiring sportsmanship for all time.

Mary Frances Ford, International Programs Intern
Mary Frances Ford
Ethics Resource Center

Mary Frances Ford began working for the ERC as an intern in the international programs in October 2002. In this essay, she writes about her developing knowledge and understanding of organizational ethics after starting as "fish out of water."

Lona Stanley, Research and Consulting Intern
Lona Stanley
Ethics Resource Center 2003

Lona Stanley worked with the ERC research and consulting staff on several important survey projects, participating in all aspects of the work from focus groups to editing. This essay contains her reflections on her internship experience.

Katie Donahue, Character Education Intern
Katie Donahue
Ethics Resource Center 2003
Katie Donahue, who helped found her school's student ethics office, worked with the character education department, contributing ideas to MAXIMize the Moment™ and other programs from a student's point of view. Her reflections follow.

Ethics in Sports
Necati Guler
Turkish Ethical Values Center (TEDMER) 2003
One may participate in sports either as a pastime or recreation or as a part of a huge business environment. The Managing Director of the Turkish Ethical Values Center, a former professional basketball player, shares his views on the latter.

Ethics in a Pressure Cooker: Why There Are So Many Ethical Dilemmas in Professional Sports
Jerry Brown
Ethics Resource Center 2003
Unethical conduct in sports is as much a systemic problem as it is one fed by individual greed, and athletes don’t deserve to shoulder all the blame for ethical miscues.

Ethics and the Game of Tennis
Stephen Potts
Ethics Resource Center 2003
ERC Fellows Program Chair Stephen Potts was a nationally ranked tennis player in both singles and Father/Son doubles. Here, he explores some of his most memorable experiences with ethics and character in both competitive and social tennis.

Diana Braga, Communications Intern
Diana Braga
Ethics Resource Center 2003
Diana Braga reflects on the five months she spent working closely with communications manager, assisting with tracking press coverage as well as preparing for the National Business Ethics Survey 2003 press conference.

An Oral History of the ERC
Hy Krieger
Ethics Resource Center 2003
The ERC’s history began in 1922 with the establishment of American Viewpoint, an organization that pioneered education programs in citizenship for immigrants entering America. Former Treasurer Hy Krieger shared his knowledge of ERC history with staff.

Ethics in Technology

Research Bibliography: Ethical Implications of Technological Change
Ethics Resource Center
Ethics Resource Center 1998
Research bibliography compiled by the Ethics Resource Center in 1998-1999.

Miscellaneous Issues Related to Ethics

Survey Research: A Summary of Best Practices
Leslie Altizer
Ethics Resource Center 2004

Discusses each of the major principles that a researcher should follow to conduct a thorough and valid survey research study based upon the guidelines of three major survey research organizations.

Nurturing Excellence at the ERC
Ethics Resource Center Staff
Ethics Resource Center 2005

Submission by ERC staff related to an in-house values communication activity which had as its goal better communication, promotion and integration of our core values. Example includes a checklist for ways to nurture excellence daily, weekly & monthly.