I was browsing through the news this morning and noticed a somewhat catchy article title: If Good Ethics is Good Business, What’s the Problem? …nothing groundbreaking implied, but still an interesting topic in my book. So I clicked through and started to read. Just two sentences deep, and I was already questioning my decision — did the author just imply that Fortune 500 companies and tanning salons as having similar ethical issues? (Evidently, they do, but it was still a rather odd correlation to hear without having expected it.)

Despite my misgivings, I continued to read, and am very glad that I did. The article, written  by Frank C. Bucaro for a magazine called Looking Fit, is actually a very good overview of why business ethics are important for companies of all sizes, not just the massive ones. Bucaro touches on ethical dilemmas, code of ethics, maintaining proper ethics trainings, and promoting ethical behavior by acknowledging and praising it when it occurs. Again, nothing groundbreaking, but well thought out and well put. If you have a minute or two, and can read while in your tanning booth, I recommend checking it out.

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