WHY ETHICS MATTER - INTRODUCTION

'Business Ethics' by Stephen M. Byars, Kurt Stanberry
Published by OpenStax, Sep 24, 2018, Houston, Texas

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Chapter 1
Why Ethics Matter
Introduction

of behavior to which we hold ourselves in our personal and professional lives. of honesty, empathy, and trustworthiness and other virtues by which we hope to identify our personal behavior and our public reputation. lives, our ethics sets norms for the ways in which we interact with family and friends. , ethics guides our interactions with customers, clients, colleagues, employees, and shareholders affected by our business practices (Figure 1.1).

about ethics in our lives? business and the professions? question we will examine in this chapter and throughout the book. why the answer is yes.

for your future, you almost certainly want to be successful in whatever career you choose. mean to you, and how will you know you have achieved it? in terms of wealth, status, power, or recognition? embarking on a quest to achieve these goals, which society considers important, stop and think about what a successful career means to you personally. reputation, colleagues whose good opinion you value, and the ability to think well of yourself? guide your decision-making and contribute to your achievement of these goals?