Ethical Review of Research on Human Subjects at Unilever: Reflections on Governance.

This article considers the process of ethical review of research on human subjects at a very large multinational consumer products company. The commercial context of this research throws up unique challenges and opportunities that make the ethics of the process of oversight distinct from mainstream...

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Publicado en:Bioethics Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 284 - 293
Autores principales: Sheehan, Mark, Marti, Vernon, Roberts, Tony
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2014
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Sumario:This article considers the process of ethical review of research on human subjects at a very large multinational consumer products company. The commercial context of this research throws up unique challenges and opportunities that make the ethics of the process of oversight distinct from mainstream medical research. Reflection on the justification of governance processes sheds important, contrasting light on the ethics of governance of other forms and context of research.