Q. Business Ethics: I need to find an article about a company scandal, PR problem, disaster or unethical behavior.

We recommend searching in the following databases:

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)

Gale Business: Insights

Under each database name in bold below, there are some search terms that work well for these databases. You can also use your own keywords or phrases. 

**To search for an industry, add "AND [type of industry]" to a term chosen from the list below.

(examples: Brand scandals AND automobile industry, Brand scandals AND apparel industry)

**To search for a particular company, add "AND [company name]" to a term chosen from the list below.

(examples: Corporate image AND Toyota Motor Corporation, Corporate image AND Apple Inc.)

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)

Brand scandals

Brand scandal spillover

Brand repair

Brand image

Corporate turnarounds

Corporate image

Damage control (Public relations)

Manufacturing Industries – Defects

(name of company) -- Trials, litigations, etc.

ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest)

Brand image

Corporate image

Reputation Management

Scandals

Gale Business: Insights

Scandals AND [type of industry] (examples: automobile industry, apparel industry)

Brand image