Ethics is defined as conforming to principles of right versus wrong. Ethics has also been defined as taking into account how your behavior affects others and how corporate behavior affects the community. It is the manner in which one individual treats another and the manner in which an enterprise (public and private) treats both its employees and its community. Recently, I heard morality defined as how we treat people we know and ethics defined as how we treat people we do not know.
I have heard it said our nation seems focused on “me first” and gaining as much wealth as possible. This sentiment sees our nation being based on competition with no consequences for cheaters, Wall Street bankers being frequently ...
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