![]() The example that Carr uses is that of a poker game. There is no one solid code of ethics that can be applied to every situation, so why would business strategy be any different? Even Kant acknowledges differences between ethics in society and business ethics when he states “One might think that a Kantian theory of leadership is as much an oxymoron as business ethics itself” (547). We also believe that every life must be preserved no matter the cost, yet we have people who are refused care by physicians based on a lack of health insurance. In society, we believe that killing is wrong in any situation, yet war is seen as an option in international disputes. ![]() In his essay, Carr calls this “special ethics” (60). Thus, one can argue that a different code of ethics is applicable to business strategy than to some other subjects discussed in the business ethics class. What Albert Carr argues in his essay, however, refers to the ethics of business strategy or the active participation of businesses within national and international markets. The textbook Honest Work illustrates the different elements and conceivable perceptions of ethics in the business world such as whether or not to “blow the whistle” within a business, differences between cultures, and even basic discrimination on the job. Thus, what research and different theories illustrate is that the “best story” is that what are perceived as unethical or questionable business moves can ultimately be categorized as necessary business strategies. The common view of business in the twenty-first century is that of corruption and deceit, but are many of these so called “misdeeds” merely moves in a grand game of chess? Albert Carr thinks that this assumption is true: “Business is our main area of competition…But the decisions in this area are, in the final test, decisions of strategy, not of ethics” (63). ![]() What better subject to discuss possible wrong doing in this day and age than business itself. Many people use the word “ethics” too generally, denoting something that is completely wrong as an ethical dilemma however, an ethical dilemma is to be disputed and analyzed with a goal of finding the most correct solution. Garrett of the University of Scranton describes the general sense of ethics as “the science of judging specifically human ends and the relationship of means to those ends” (Garrett 4). Something becomes an ethical dilemma when and only when someone observes that something is not completely just. ![]()
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