Business Ethics

by wpengine on March 5, 2009

Discuss this oxymoron in the comments below.

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  • deeD33

    How & why is business ethics an oxymoron?

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  • jyo

    irony

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  • Hytakie_sychari

    Ethics on business ? …. as to subject to change w/o notice !,… isn't that the time they change the subject when nobody would notice ?

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  • Carl Well

    Business ethics is an oxymoron because people get into business to maximize profit while ethics deals with anything other that profit. However, there is the dilemma about doing the right thing. It seems the one who abides by moral principles is usually poorer while the crook becomes richer. The dilemma arises because ethical behavior is not always rewarded and unethical behavior is rarely punished.

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  • Carl Well

    Business ethics is an oxymoron because people get into business to maximize profit while ethics deals with anything other that profit. However, there is the dilemma about doing the right thing. It seems the one who abides by moral principles is usually poorer while the crook becomes richer. The dilemma arises because ethical behavior is not always rewarded and unethical behavior is rarely punished.

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  • Taeddy

    cynical aren’t we?

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  • Karen

    Just thought of this myself this morning, and see you already have it listed.  What ethics that do exist in business are always held by the peons in the business, not the ones who run the show. 

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  • Santae

    “We were just talking about business ethics.”… “Yes, no wonder we couldn’t hear anything.” -George Carline FTW

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  • Mrqburt

    well said but ethics has to do with rules …. and whether broken or not they are there so it is not an oxymoron …duh!

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  • Mrqburt

    and every business has rules and whether written on paper or told verbally as in ethics they are rules of behaviour

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