Annotated Bibliography

Prepare an annotated bibliography of 4 -5 articles on ethics. You may narrow down your topic and concentrate on values-based leadership, codes of ethics or creating ethical organization cultures, for example. Your articles must come from current peer reviewed, scholarly journals (Journal ofBusiness Ethics, for example). All articles should be published since 12/1/03. Your description of each article should be one to two paragraphs and cover the purpose of the study, the audience, and the contribution of the article to the study of ethics. A 1/2 page summary of one article should be posted on blackboard in week four. The purpose of this posting is blackboard is to share one article from your bibliography that may be of interest to others in the class.

Annotated bibliography should cover the following:

What are the problems, issues, main concerns of the article or book?

If this is a research article what is the research problem?

What is the purpose of the article?

In the second part of your review or annotation provide an analysis of the article including its usefulness.

Who is the audience for this book/article?

If examples are used were they clear and helpful?

How does the book/article contribute to our understanding of ethical issues?

Did the book or article impact your thinking about ethics?