Introduction
Our world is made up many different groups, with their own moral norms and there is no way to choose between these competing sets. What will be right for one group, will be wrong for another. Given this, should managers ignore ethics and look only to their self-interests for guidance when making decisions in their organizations?
The field of business ethics has traditionally been the domain of philosophers, academics and social critics. Consequently, much of today's literature about business ethics is not geared toward the practical needs of leaders and managers, the people p…