Problem:
The ethical improprieties we hear about are usually those ones that happen on the largest scale, but there are unethical decisions made daily in small businesses everyday. That kind of brings us back full circle to how do we instill ethics on all levels? Is it education, legislation, punishment, or reward? Ethics in business, like any other avenue of life, is a very sticky subject, but I do believe the key is education. With qualification of course, if the education has substance and honesty, not hypocrisy. Do you think that a small business owner, who has their whole life attached to the business, is more likely to commit unethical acts than the big business guy who only stands to lose a job?