For some time people thought that business and ethics constituted separate and mutually exclusive realms. Those who hold such a belief or still maintain that “business ethics” is somehow an oxymoron do so at their own risk. Indeed, the recent failures in the financial industries that precipitated the financial crises we are still dealing with illustrate the systematic dangers to companies, investors, and the public that stem from attempts to engage in business in a moral vacuum. Business presupposes a moral foundation and requires an ethical framework if it is to serve the very real needs that it is designed to fulfill in society. From what we have learned, behaving ethically in business and promoting ethical–organizational integrity ...
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