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ETHICAL CONFLICTS AMONG THE LEADING MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE LEADERS
Today, the whole world is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. In these circumstances, medical professionals are being viewed as the frontline warriors who are risking their lives for the sake of helping, caring, and curing these patients. However, in these difficult times, there are few medical professionals and health care providers who are taking advantage of this situation and taking advantage of distressed and distraught patients at will. A conflict between professional and personal ethical values makes them depressed and puzzled. It is tough for them to maintain a good image of their profession and business. The objectives of this study are to review the ethical conflict amid the ongoing Covid pandemic and post-Covid pandemic (vaccination period) in the context of medical professionals and health care providers. The paper is designed based on a literature review. Almost fifty-two research papers, articles, survey reports, and newspapers were studied in the context of ethics in business/profession. After reviewing moral distress is ongoing and post-pandemic period, the researchers have tried to present the medical professionals and health care providers' critical situation to give priority to their professional ethics or personal interest. School of Engineering, Taylor's University -
Ethical considerations in multimodal data collection and analysis
Nowadays, research and industry rely more on collecting and analyzing multimodal data that integrates a host of formats like text, images, audio, and video. Such integration increases the decision-making capabilities and builds insightful information, but equally raises serious ethical issues to be followed up with caution. In multifarious and interrelated datasets, questions about ownership of the data, informed consent, and privacy become much more complex. This has further worsened by the advent of social media and big data analytics, exposing participants to possible harms. This paper discusses the ethical issues arising in such scenarios and calls for strong mechanisms that ensure responsible and just conduct in multimodal research. 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. -
Ethical considerations in nanomedicine research involving women
This chapter elaborates social impact and perspectives of advanced technologies as well as critically discuss the ethical issues of womens participation in nano-medicine research. It starts by addressing the issue that women have been under sampled in clinical research but it is moral to take their samples farther into research most notably with certain special health conditions and unique reactions to drug treatments that are likely to be unique to women. One of the most emphasized concepts is informed consent, for the purpose of precisions and clarity in explaining its purpose and usefulness, as well as the probable consequences in the form of some narrowly speculative treatments with particular relevance to certain probabilities remaining beyond the range of perception on the female body after some or other nano-scale procedures. The chapter also talks about the ethical implications in the present strategies to increase the efficacy and safety for women only therapies like nanomedicine; the author urges for stringent preclinical and clinical guidelines which should have examined the following gender variations. It also examines the regulation with guidance and suggests contingency structures that are employed in the management of the ethical use of nanomedicine in women health care. Therefore this chapter tries to develop ethics together with science, incorporate these met ethical considerations into methods and guidelines in research, to contribute to enhancement of beneficial impact of the nanomedicine for womens rights and well-being. 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.. -
Ethical Decision-Making in HRM: Insights From India Ethos
This research is especially relevant given the dynamic nature of Human Resource Management (HRM) and its objectives to offer a systematic view of ethical decision-making, focusing on the Indian system. The research relies on the combination of investigations from ethics, HRM, cultural studies, and organizational behavior to reach a maximum understanding of the research subject. The findings of the study are based on a multilayered exploration of ethical decision-making in HRM. It explores the current challenges of human resources (HR) professionals who must consider both business and ethical aspects while promoting their organizations. Also, this study focuses on ideological and cultural aspects to describe the Indian ethical phenomenon. The anticipated results of the proposed research will have practical implications for HR practitioners and leaders. The study will further assist in understanding how HR professionals and leaders can encourage ethical decision-making. Based on the unique indigenous qualities of the Indian continent, the research will also help in the establishment of more culturally suitable HRM ethical practices. It will add value internationally due to the coordination brought by different cultures. This research contributes to existing HRM research on ethical decision-making complexities since it stresses the need for a culture-sensitive approach to these complexities. The utilization of Indias indigenous ethics makes the researchs point of view unique, making it beneficial for both practitioners and scholars. The novelty of this study is uncovering the cultural crossroads of the Indian ethos and HRM ethics as a part of the greater debate on organizational decision-making. 2025 Anitha K., Indrajit Ghosal and Mohammad Irfan. -
Ethical dimensions of GIS data privacy: Examining the intersection of ethics and privacy
The proliferation of mapping technologies has spurred significant attention to the ethical conduct surrounding geographic information systems (GIS). Various studies have explored these ethical considerations. Academic map and geography libraries are increasingly responsible for managing geospatial datasets, emphasizing the need for maintaining ethical standards in data archiving, cataloging, and distribution. Moral concerns about geospatial technologies encompass data accuracy, copyright, and quality assurance. Users of geospatial data must discern between ground-truth data and voluntary contributions, particularly with the rise of social media and participatory GIS. This chapter discusses the concerns concerning GIS data and the important data privacy issues while using GIS data. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Ethical imperatives and frameworks for responsible AI adoption in digital entrepreneurship
This study explores ethical dimensions in AI adoption for digital entrepreneurship. Thematic analysis highlights transparency, fairness, and accountability. Findings recommend comprehensive ethical guidelines, inclusive decision-making, and robust accountability mechanisms. Practical implications extend to digital ventures, policymakers, and educators. Future research may delve into industry-specific nuances, cross-cultural analyses, and the longitudinal impact of ethical frameworks, contributing significantly to responsible AI adoption discourse in digital entrepreneurship. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Ethical Integrity and Performance in Isolation: An Intrinsic Motivation Mediated Focus
This research investigates the mediating influence of intrinsic motivation on employee isolation and job performance of work-from-anywhere Information Technology professionals in India. Intrinsic motivation and ethical integrity are fundamentally intertwined, each enhancing and reinforcing the other. The lenses of the self-determination theory underpin the study. The research questions covered in the study are: (a) Does employee isolation affect job performance? (b) Does intrinsic motivation during employee isolation affect job performance? (c) Does intrinsic motivation mediate the connection between employee isolation and job performance? The SEM based approach survey was conducted to collect data from 410 IT employees who work from anywhere for a minimum of one or more days per week. The findings indicate that (a) employee isolation has a negative influence on job performance, (b) intrinsic motivation significantly influences job performance during employee isolation, and (c) intrinsic motivation mediates indirect-only (full mediation) the link between employee isolation and job performance. The employers need to build upon intrinsic motivation tools for work-from-anywhere Information Technology professionals, which ensures employees relatedness by giving rewards, a sense of purpose towards assignments, autonomy through intrinsic motivation and ethical integrity, and developing IT expertise, which significantly increases performance among employees in work isolation situations. Through the lens of self-determination theory, the research contributes to the work-from-anywhere literature by exploring the relations between employee isolation, job performance, and the mediating influence of intrinsic motivation on IT professionals in India in the current scenario. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025. -
Ethical living and work self efficacy beliefs of academicians of higher education in ASIA: A key determinant of one's belief in one's ability to achieve the desired result in a precise state of affairs
Ethical academicians are perfectly virtuous. They always strive for greater virtue and follow strictly the moral stands of their profession. The ethical living and self-efficacy are important to them because of being fair and honest in their academics. Determinants of ethics include knowledge, values, attitude and intention. The domain-specific framework developed by Verbeke et al. (2004) has been considered as fundamental for identifying the dimensionality of work Self-efficacy and ethical challenges of academicians. A comprehensive literature review is undertaken regarding the concept of work Self-efficacy to assess workers' confidence and their ethical living in the workplace. This article examines theoretically and analytically the antecedent processes and information cues involved in the formation of work self-efficacy. Theoretical and numerical analysis of the key determinants of work self-efficacy increases the understanding of moral values, truthful fair and honest. Factors which decisively affect ethical living were identified from literature collected from the academicians who are working in the Five Regions of Asia-Central Asia (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan) East Asia (China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau) South Asia (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, the Maldives) through Google classroom. Methods of Statistical Analysis of self-efficacy data are descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Kolmogorov-Smirvnos normality test and KruskalWallis one-way analysis of variance and Principal Component Analysis. Positive, mastery experiences give academicians a sense of accomplishment when they have faced a challenge ethically. Positive Zeal during Academic interaction, vicarious experiences that occur when academician see others succeed and feel an increased sense of their own ability to succeed. Sincere & deeper self, mingling with students, Social persuasion increase a teachers sense of confidence and ability to succeed. A proper plan of action has drawn special attention, and inferences pertaining to future research are discussed at the end of the critique. 2019, Sciedu Press. All rights reserved. -
Ethical sensitivity of aspiring business leaders: Indian context
Ethical business leaders can make a huge impact in creating flourishing communities in todays world where Corporations are immensely powerful. In the business context, the first step of ethical decision-making is recognising the ethical dimension of a business problem itself, ethical sensitivity. This study investigates the impact of ethics education in the business program as well as role of early education environment in influencing the ethical sensitivity of business students. It was found that both these variables have significant impact in the ethical sensitivity of the participants of the study. The research has implications in revisiting the ethics education in universities and the role of early education environment in developing ethical business leaders for the sustainable future of our country. 2020 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore). -
Ethical Sourcing
In an era where sustainable development is a celebrated concept, the notion of ethical sourcing has been explored comprehensively as companies are making a conscious and sustainable effort to gauge their supply chains and examine the sources of procurement of their material and services. This chapter delves deeper into the importance of ethical sourcing, focusing on its benefits and fundamental needs. It also talks about why ethical sourcing is an essential concept in corporate realms, drawing a distinction between sustainable and ethical sourcing. Today, ethical sourcing can be an important tool in the hands of corporations to draw a competitive edge and there would be serious repercussions of indulging in unethical practices. Further, it discusses key principles that act as a beacon of light for sourcing the material ethically, the three levels of ethical sourcing, and how technology can be leveraged to ensure the same. It is crucial to have partnerships and collaborations for sustainable procurement along with robust mechanisms to measure the impact of ethical sourcing. 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. -
Ethical Tenets of Stock Price Prediction Using Machine Learning Techniques: A Sustainable Approach
The visible decline of ethics primarily gets reflected in financial markets, as it portrays human actions and sentiments in numerical terms than any sector. Accuracy in Stock market prediction remains inefficient due to many known and unknown variables. Academia and industry recently relied on ML at large to track the market and monetise the movements. The norms of fairness, accuracy, dependability, transparency in financing are left unattended in ML prediction models with assumptions far from reality. This study focuses on the ethical dimension of Machine Learning models and generates a sustainable framework for investors. Specifically, the Sustainable Development goals (SDG) can enhance the prediction models in ML with improved efficiency. Along with SDG, this research broadens the variables' horizon of prediction in ML of computer science domain with concepts of Socially responsible Investing (SRI), Environmental Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), and Carbon footprints. With One hundred fifteen articles reviewed, the proposed framework ensures sustainability in investments at the grassroots level. The Electrochemical Society -
Ethics of Creativity in the Age of AI
The accelerated development of generative artificial intelligence has challenged the principles of creative practice and has laid down them as the established assumptions about the originality, intentions, and cultural significance of humans. This chapter critically discusses the intersection of AI- generated creativity with psychological theories of the agency of humans, social and cultural structures of meaning- making and emerging ethical issues of authorship, ownership and cultural representation. With reference to past and present studies, empirical results and technological advances, the chapter aims to point out the two- sided character of AI as the accelerant of creative possibility and the de- disturbing factor in artistic, economic and cultural ecosystems. It assesses the most notable risks, such as bias, cultural homogenization, deepfakes, labour displacement, and environmental costs, besidesacknowledging the opportunities to democratize, make it more accessible and allow human- machine collaboration. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Ethics of digital journalism
Marshall McLuhan proposed that technological changes impact society. Digital media has enabled journalists to reach their audiences instantly with the news. Journalists need more time to decide what to report and how to present it. Ethics is the belief about what is morally correct or acceptable. Traditionally, newspaper reporters devised moral codes to help them in their professional decision-making. There emerged an almost universal set of principles that guided journalists in their profession. Television journalists were compelled to draw up a code of ethics to ward off criticism about sensationalism. Digital media has blurred the distinction between professional and citizen journalists. Twitter allows the man in the street to break the news as it happens. Privacy and copyright are just two of the significant issues that digital journalists must deal with. Digital media throws up these challenges, and this chapter aims to answer them. Is it acceptable to extend the ethical standards of old media to the digital space, or do we need a new set of ethics to guide digital journalists? New principles and ethical standards are being framed to tackle the unique challenges of digital news media. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024. All rights reserved. -
ETHICS OF TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED NEUROCOGNITIVE REHABILITATION
The integration of invasive, non-invasive, and external technology into healthcare has significantly transformed neurocognitive rehabilitation. It has transformed the relationship between the patients and their care providers, caretakers, and digital agents of care. It can aid the rehabilitating agents at all levels of intervention, stages of patients response, and interactions between them and the patients. While technology can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of neurocognitive rehabilitation, it raises fundamental ethical issues. The three types of technology invasive, noninvasive, and external pose different types of issues that must be addressed by the care providers, caretakers, the digital agents, and the patients. The ethical issues must be balanced against the potential efficiency and effectiveness of the technologies in making intervention decisions. The chapter presents an Ontology of Ethics of Technology-Driven Neurocognitive Rehabilitation as a framework to parse these complex issues clearly, concisely, and comprehensively. It provides a roadmap to address the ethics systemically and systematically. Technology-assisted neurocognitive rehabilitation can deeply affect the mind, body, and spirit of the patient. It is an emerging field and there is little literature on its ethics. The framework can be used to develop a roadmap for research, policies, and practice. 2026 selection and editorial matter, K. Jayasankara Reddy; individual chapters, the contributors. All rights reserved. -
Ethics, a must for academic leadership
Choosing the appropriate type of leader that may best be suitable for an academic organisation becomes tricky -
Ethics, the compass for academic leadership
But again, with a multitude of leadership styles available, choosing the appropriate type that may best be suitable to the organisation becomes tricky -
Ethnic Food: A Solution With Sustainable Food Resources A Study On Consumer Awareness Of Ethnic Food And Its Impact On Consumption Attitude
Food has seen numerous transformations over the centuries and has been a focus of study pertaining to culture and evolution. Besides being a celebration of diversity and a marker of human adaptations, food is also a broad knowledge domain that represents various geographic, cultural and lifestyle outlooks. Ethnic food relates to a heritage or the culture of an ethnic group with them incorporating the local produce and animal sources into their diet. Ethnic food also has a sustainability aspect to it in terms of food miles and carbon emissions since more transportation involved means higher level of GHG released, economic aspect such as with composition changes and food security, and community relationship. This paper finds that when consumer awareness of ethnic food increases, the consumption attitude towards it does, too. This could be of importance in policy implementation and identifying sustainability systems. A connection with the land and a community relationship involving food could help represent more ethnic food, to increase awareness on a global level and also allow more people to experience these vast cultural diversities. If understood well and implemented, ethnic food could be of use as a tourism brochure, sustainability driver, economical promoter and community supporter. The Electrochemical Society -
Ethnic Food: The Food Way Forward
In the context of food security, two things are significant. To ensure availability, affordability and accessibility of adequate food to people throughout the country. Also, to promote entrepreneurship for sustainable food production and supply. This paper highlights differences between food security and food insecurity. The global population in 2050 is predicted at 9 billion in which case the output must double considering the dwindling and degrading resources. This may be a challenge for agronomists and policy-makers. Considering that food security must be achieved at individual, household, district, national and global levels, India may need an Integrated Farming System (IFS) to take agriculture further. There are numerous challenges besides the environment that must be considered for this. It is important to ensure that the dignity of the farmer is not compromised while strategizing food security. Currently, private-public partnerships are being introduced in some places as a potential model. However, all stakeholders in food security have their task cut out (1). This paper is a review of existing literature to understand the level of information we have documented. It tries to highlight ways in which consumption of ethnic food could be a way forward in terms of food security and sustainability. The Electrochemical Society -
Ethnographic research on primary education of tribals: a scoping review
Ethnographic research offers comprehensive learning outcomes by examining the socio-emotional, economic and cultural components crucial for comprehending marginalized groups experiences. This study aims to examine the methodologies used in studies and the gaps in the literature on the primary education of tribal communities, highlighting the limitations of the current research approaches. Using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) of Arksey and OMalleys six-step framework, the scoping review has considered 19 studies of 406 research articles published from 2015 to 2024 across the databases Scopus, JSTOR, and ERIC. The review highlights that most of these studies used descriptive survey design, mixed-method research design, and ethnographic research design. While the first two document barriers, the ethnographic studies provide richer cultural in-depth also. However, gaps in the literature include a lack of interventions for specific tribes, such as the Mannan community in Kerala, India, and the integration of indigenous knowledge, which is only possible through cultural inclusiveness. The findings suggest that future research should prioritize interdisciplinary collaboration and teacher training in multilingual education (MLE) through ethnographic methods for developing culturally sensitive interventions. These recommendations aim to contribute to developing more culturally inclusive educational practices and policies in the primary education curricula. 2026, Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama. All rights reserved. -
Ethylenediamine modified carbon nanospheres from biomass for selective membrane filtration
The present work investigates the antifouling properties dye and antibiotic removal efficiency of PVDF/E-CNS membranes. Carbon nanospheres (CNS) derived from rice husk (RH) were pyrolyzed at 800 C. Further, ethylenediamine functionalized carbon nanospheres (E-CNS) were obtained via in situ decoration of ethylenediamine on acid-functionalized carbon nanospheres (O-CNS). The synthesized E-CNS were characterized by techniques such as XRD, FESEM, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR and BET. The membranes were fabricated by integrating E-CNS at varying loadings (0.10.7 wt%) via a non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) technique. The membrane properties were assessed through FESEM, water contact angle measurements, pure water flux, antifouling studies and membrane rejections. In comparison to the other developed membranes, PVDF-2 with 0.3 wt% E-CNS loading displayed optimal performance, pure water flux (PWF) of ?318.90 L m?2 h?1, flux recovery ratio (FRR) > 90% up to three cycles, improved contact angle (80.24 to 68.44) and reduced roughness. Furthermore, PVDF-2 achieved dye rejection of methyl orange (MO 93.2%) and rhodamine B (RB 94.6%), and antibiotic rejection of amoxicillin (AM 93.8%) and tetracycline (TC 94.1%), respectively. These findings demonstrate the integration of E-CNS derived from a bio-source, making them a promising additive to improve PVDF membrane performance. This journal is The Royal Society of Chemistry