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44Proposed codification of ethicacy in the publication processJournal of Business Ethics 11 (2). 1992.The pressure for publication is ever present in academe. Rules for submission are elucidated by conferences, proceedings and journals for the benefit of authors; however, the rules for reviewers and editors are not so well established or consistent. This treatise examines examples of abuse of the editorial process and points to a need for formal recognition of rules for review. The manuscript culminates with proposed Codes of Ethics for researchers, referees and editors and suggestions for impro…Read more
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48Ethical decision making: A comparison of computer- supported and face-to-face group (review)Journal of Business Ethics 28 (2). 2000.This study compares computer-supported groups, i.e., groups using group support systems (GSS), and face-to-face groups using ethical decision-making tasks. A laboratory experiment was conducted using five-person groups of information systems professionals. Face-to-face (FTF) and GSS groups were compared in terms of their decision outcomes and group members' reactions. The results revealed that computer-supported and face-to-face groups showed no significant difference in terms of the decision ou…Read more
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47A study of individuals' ethical beliefs and perceptions of electronic mail privacyJournal of Business Ethics 14 (10). 1995.While electronic mail has enjoyed rapid growth in the workplace, many companies have failed to establish clear expectations among employees about their e-mail privacy rights. This has resulted in controversy and even lawsuits against employers where employees later learned that management personnel monitored or read their electronic communications. It has been speculated that most employees underestimate the legal right of their employer to engage in e-mail monitoring activities. However, this i…Read more
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37Rapid growth mutants of escherichia coliActa Biotheoretica 46 (2): 161-166. 1998.If rapid growth (rap) mutants of Escherichia coli could be obtained, these might prove a valuable contribution to fields as diverse as growth rate control, biotechnology and the regulation of the bacterial cell cycle. To obtain rap mutants, a dnaQ mutator strain was grown for four and a half days continuously in batch culture. At the end of the selection period, there was no significant change in growth rate. This result means that selecting rap mutants may require an alternative strategy and a …Read more
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61Might a tooth ache but there be no toothache?Australasian Journal of Philosophy 55 (1): 27-40. 1977.This Article does not have an abstract
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54On direct perceptionReview of Metaphysics 26 (1): 38-56. 1972.Defining "directly perceive" is made hard enough by the confused and vague ways in which philosophers have used the term, but it is made even more difficult by the fact that it is used quite differently by different philosophers. Two philosophers whose philosophy depends upon a clear understanding of direct perception are Berkeley and Russell. Consider what they say that is relevant to an understanding of their uses of the term. Berkeley, through Philonous, asks Hylas, "Are those things only per…Read more
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109Modern materialism and essentialismAustralasian Journal of Philosophy 51 (1): 78-81. 1973.This Article does not have an abstract
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