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

Ethics consists of the standards of behavior to which we hold ourselves in our personal and . It establishes the levels of honesty, empathy, and trustworthiness and other virtues by which we hope to identify our personal behavior and our . In our personal lives, our ethics sets norms for the ways in which we interact with . In our professional lives, ethics guides our interactions with customers, clients, colleagues, employees, and shareholders affected by (Figure 1.1).

Should we care about ethics in ? In our practices in business and ? That is the central question we will examine in this chapter and throughout . Our goal is to understand why .

Whatever hopes you have for your future, you almost certainly want to be successful in whatever . But what does success mean to you, and how will you know you ? Will you measure it in terms of wealth, status, power, ? Before blindly embarking on a quest to achieve these goals, which society considers important, stop and think about what a successful career means . Does it include a blameless reputation, colleagues whose good opinion you value, and the ability to think ? How might ethics guide your decision-making and contribute to your ?