Research Paper on:
A Proposal For Formulating A Business Ethics Policy

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jungle" quality in regards to ethical issues. For example, a 1980s survey of corporate executives, who were chosen from the fields of marketing, finance and production in Fortune 500 companies,  stated that questionable ethics and dubious personal values have become an accepted part of established business practice (Lincoln, et al 475). "Dirty tactics" that have included everything from taking false  credit to subtler forms of ethical abuse, such as demeaning the efforts of coworkers, were cited as common place occurrences in the survey (Lincoln, et al 475). Also cited  was the frequent use of aggressive behavior in order to clear ones path for personal advancement up the corporate ladder (Lincoln, et al 475). Due to such ethical concerns  and pursuant to the directions received from the Board of Directors relative to the need for a company-wide established ethical code for business behavior, the ethics committee researched this topic  and formulated the following report, which reveals current theories in regards to business ethics, current research, and how this information can be utilized in formulating company policy. Until the  present time, the subject of "business ethics" has largely been dominated by two major domains, which are specifically--prescriptive moral philosophy (often in combination with religious ideology) and the various "sciences"  of business (Parker S27). Quite often these arguments have attempted to negate the relevance of moral philosophy in regards to business with the rationalization that business contains "ethical issues" that  cannot, or perhaps should not, be treated in classical philosophical terms (Parker S27). A review of the literature on this topic has revealed to the committee that often this debate  can be summed up in terms of intellectual abstraction versus those economic pragmatism; or, to put it simply, idealism versus realism (Parker S27). Therefore, in formulating its recommendations, the committee