7Moral and Ethical Issues

DOI: 10.4324/9781003457398-8

Christopher Snowdon of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) said, ‘It is for the law to decide where salesmanship ends, and fraud begins.’ And that is a good starting point for an exploration of moral issues in business.

In this section, we are going to look at moral and ethical issues and how they intertwine with organisational leadership. Continuing with our examination of Carillion, we will look at the company and its professional advisors through an ethical and corporate governance lens and consider what we can learn from the mistakes made.

I want to explore the link between corporate strategy and moral and ethical issues. Corporate strategy is about the bigger issues affecting ...

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