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Ethics in Business – Right vs. Right?

Posted by Doherty on May 4, 2010 in Book Club | 1 comment

Image via Wikipedia Good People Make Tough Choices As a budding entrepreneur, you will be faced with many tough choices. Often, we find ourselves deciding between right versus really right. In his book, “How Good People Make Tough Choices,” Rushworth Kidder defines ethics as “right versus right.” To achieve high ethical standards, one must first understand the bases of ethics and then practice them. For example, it is “right” to tell the truth, but it is also “right” to be loyal to principles that treasure human dignity. Take the following “truth versus loyalty” ethics test. You are a law-abiding...