How does one make an ethical decision? What are the moral and ethical forces that influence decision-making? What should they be? What is ethical? Webster’s Dictionary (1982) defines ethical as “involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval; conforming to accepted professional standards of conduct”. This paper will discuss ethics in decision-making and what ground rules exist, if any, in making ethical decisions. This paper will also discuss the elements of an ethically defensible decision. This …showed first 75 words of 1233 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1233 total…ethics requirements. Several articles state, “it may be better to integrate ethics into other classes, so students see it as an integral part of other subjects they are studying, such as finance, accounting or marketing.” One such article is in the Houston Chronicle (2002) and another clear across the globe in the national Thailand newspaper. Ethics is in the forefront of everyone’s mind and hopefully, this will spur change and a more ethically aware society.