refore, when acompany has acted irresponsibly, its employees must be held liable in aproportionate amount. As for the future of ethics in business I wouldspeculate that if employees started to think more in long term benefitsand profits, many of the ethical dilemmas that we face today would begreatly reduced. As mentioned before, businesses today uses the measuringstick of profitability. There needs to be a shift to the thinking of totalutility for the social community in order to weigh business decisions. Opponents would argue that this is a long term plan that requiretoo many radical changes in the face of business. Also, there is no waythat an industry wide standard can be set since there are too many typesof corporations. Plus, companies have different needs and every moral ruleis subjective according to the type of business that everyone conducts.In response, I would argue that although there are no industrystandards that are feasible, it is possible for every company to examinetheir practices as well as the attitude of their employees. There will becompanies that find that they are doing fine with employees that are awareof their moral values. Yet other companies will find that they do haveareas that need improvement. It is steps like these that startimplementing changes. Once a few companies start to see the benefits ofchanges, it can help to encourage other companies to follow suit. Afterall, as seen in the case of National Semiconductor, mistakes in onedepartment can cause the deterioration of an entire corporation. When thecosts that are possible are taken into account, the changes required torectify this are small in comparison.BibliographyCapitman, William. 1973. Panic In the Boardroom. New York:Anchor Press-DoubleDay PublishingHarris, Kathryn, Chips Maker Feels Attack on Four Sides Los Angeles TimesApril 4, 1982. Pg. B1Pava, Moses. 1995. Corporate Responsibility and Financial Performance.LondonQuorum BooksReder, Alan. 1944....
