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Article: Psychoethics: a discipline applying psychology to ethics.
- Article from:
- Review of Business
- Article date:
- March 22, 1997
- Author:
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Introduction
Based upon Greek legend, the philosopher Diogenes wandered the streets of Athens carrying a lantern and shining it on each stranger's face in search of an honest person [1]. If Diogenes carried that lantern in the 1990s, he most likely would be wasting his time. Rarely, does a day go by without the media reporting at least one incident of unethical behavior in the business world.
Managers and employees daily face the demands of their stockholders and board of directors. With profits dominating the decision-making process, many unethical practices are manifested in the corporate world. However, not all ethical business decisions lead to a loss of ...