... In a general sense, ethics is the code of moral principles and values that govern the behaviours of a person or group with respect to what is right or wrong (Daft, 2003). Ethics set standards as to what is good or bad in conduct and decision making. Business ethics deal with internal values that are a part of corporate culture and shape decisions concerning social responsibility with respect to the external environment. Ethical behaviour means doing the right thing. A difficulty arises, however, in attempting to define doing the right thing. The problem is that each person has his or her own set of values which forms the basis for personal judgements about what is the right thing to do. However, every society adopts a set of rules or laws that prescribes what it believes to be doing the right thing. The notion of ethical decision making relies on one's sense ...

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