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What are Business Ethics?
Home » Leadership » Introduction to Business Ethics » What are Business Ethics?Business Ethics are the same thing as plain, old ethics. You may wonder why, then, we’re spending time on a subject that doesn’t really exist. Well, because it seems that a great deal of people think that the ethics used in business are different from those used in everyday life. They often use one code at work, and another at home, justifying their actions in the name of getting the sale, landing the deal, making the numbers, keeping a job. But when it comes down to it, ethics are ethics are ethics.
In his book, “There’s No Such Thing as “Business” Ethics, John C. Maxwell says, “One of our problems is that ethics is never a business issue or a social issue or a political issue. It is always a personal issue. People say they want integrity. But at the same time, ironically, studies indicate that the majority of people don’t always act with the kind of integrity they request from others.”
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