Legal and ethical principles
‘The point is, ladies and gentlemen, greed is good. Greed works, greed is right. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed in all its forms, greed for life, money, love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge of mankind – and greed, mark my words – will save not only Teldar Paper but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA.’
Gordon Gekko, ‘Wall Street,’ 1987
If you've seen the movie Wall Street, you'll be familiar with the 1980’s stereotype, Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas). It's hard to imagine anyone expressing these sentiments today.
The recent scandals of Enron, Worldcom and other companies have done much to raise the topic of business ethics ...
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