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Hello Archie and Sim-ians.

I am responding to Archie's question about Neil's recent post to the list, which included an announcement from Springer.

I happen to manage the listserv for SBE and Neil had asked me before subscribing to the SBE list.  He indicated that he was interested in subscribing both to maintain currency on subjects of interest in business ethics as well as to post announcements periodically from Springer.  He asked whether that would be an appropriate use of the list.

I explained that those of us who had been involved in establishing the SBE list had not actually addressed this issue so, until the group did so more formally, it seemed that any post that provided information of value to the membership seemed acceptable.   Posting tables to contents to journals is a regular practice and people do that all the time.  People also send out notifications of new publications – and not always their own.  There has yet to be a complaint about Neil's postings on SBE, but that is not to say that people think it is appropriate – I am simply reporting in a descriptive mode, for what it is worth.

I do believe that we are all busy people and that there is a value to announcements – whether by our colleague or by those who are responsible for the publications themselves.  No, I am not suggesting that our listservs become billboard-strewn highways where we can no longer find room for substantive conversation.  But, perhaps we might suggest a few parameters and then accept the value that announcements serve in providing information so that we do not have to find our way to the corner library to see what has been published each month?

Alternatively, since I am not familiar with SIM's "listserv rules," perhaps you all do have rules of engagement and there are clear lines for this post.

Here's to a healthy conversation around the subject.

Laura

Prof. Laura Pincus Hartman

Special Assistant to the University President for Haiti Initiatives

Vincent de Paul Professor of Business Ethics, Dept. of Management

and Director of Research, Institute for Business & Professional Ethics

DePaul University, Driehaus College of Business, Chicago, IL 60604

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http://works.bepress.com/laurahartman

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