ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN TODAYS BUSINESS

Ethical Dilemmas in Today's
Business Environment
Rick Jones
University of Maryland University College
ADMN 630
December 18, 2002

It is almost impossible to pick up any American newspaper and avoid reading an article dealing with the unethical and possibly even illegal conduct of those who run our businesses. Whether it is insider stock manipulation, off balance sheet partnerships, questionable accounting practices, dumping of environmental contaminants, the stories continue to appear. The ethical conduct of U.S. businesses will be examined and compared with that of the past. The ethical climate has changed in the last couple of decades.
Unethical conduct is nothing new to the business environment. Unethical practices didn't necessarily bring a business down ten to twenty years ago, but unethical business practices today can lead to the premature death of a company. Companies such as Enron, Exxon, Ford, Union Carbide and Johnson &......

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