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In a 2-3 page SLP, please do the following:
Locate the following articles in the TUI Library using ProQuest (or EBSCO if you cannot find in ProQuest). Then, using the Cornell University website as a guide, perform a critical evaluation of each article or source, explaining why each of the articles or sources below is a scholarly or non-scholarly resource. Give as many reasons as you are able for each resource. Finally, in your Reference section, properly cite each source using APA style:

1) Edmund F. Byrne - author of the May, 2002 article entitled "Business ethics: A helpful hybrid in search of integrity." Published in in the Journal of Business Ethics, Volume #37, Issue #2. Article is found on pages 121-133.
2) Published in September 24, 2011 issue of The Economist. Article entitled "Business: The view from the top, and bottom; Corporate culture." Pages 76-77.
3) Article authored by Jonathan Dee entitled a "A Toy Maker's Conscience," and published in the New York Times Magazine. New York: Dec 23, 2007. p. 34 (6 pages).
4) Article entitled: "75 years of lessons learned: chief executive officer values and corporate social responsibility," authored by Carol-Ann Tetrault Sirsly, and published in the Journal of Management History in 2009. Volume 15, and Issue 1. p. 78
5) Article entitled "Corporation communication, ethics, and operational identity: a case study of Benetton." Was authored by Janet L Borgerson, Jonathan E Schroeder, Martin Escudero Magnusson, and Frank Magnusson. Found in a journal entitled "Business Ethics." Oxford: July, 2009. Volume #18, Issue #3; p. 209.
6) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontology#Kantianism
7) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/utilitarianism-history/#JerBen

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1) Edmund F. Byrne - author of the May, 2002 article entitled "Business ethics: A helpful hybrid in search of integrity." Published in in the Journal of Business Ethics, Volume #37, Issue #2. Article is found on pages 121-133.

The source of this article is the Journal of Business Ethics. This is a peer reviewed academic journal published by Springer Science and Business Media. This journal addresses methodological and disciplinary aspects of ethical issues related to business.

Edmund F. Byrne is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Adjunct Professor Emeritus of Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He has high credibility and acceptance.

2) Published in September 24, 2011 issue of The Economist. Article entitled "Business: The view from the top, and bottom; Corporate culture." Pages 76-77.

The source of this article is The Economist. It is not a peer reviewed article. The Economist is an English language weekly news and international affairs publication. The company that publishes the economist is The Economist Newspaper Ltd. The Economist is a newspaper.

3) Article authored by Jonathan Dee entitled a "A Toy Maker's Conscience," and published in the New York Times Magazine. New York: Dec 23, 2007. p. 34 (6 pages).

This is not a peer-reviewed article. The source of this article is the New York Times Magazine. This is a Sunday magazine supplement included in the Sunday edition of The New York Times. The ...

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