Essay - Ethics Article Analysis Since the Time of Socrates, Some 2500...

Ethics Article Analysis

Since the time of Socrates, some 2500 years ago, the question of whether or not ethics can be taught or has limited application has raged on. Yet, a consensus that ethics does or does ***** have a pl*****ce in bus*****ess has never been garnered and the age-old issue will likely remain elusive in the centuries to come. Because the ***** rema*****s unanswered does not, however, imply that future discussion and debate are not required, needed, ***** practical. The longer the debate continues less likely the ethic's issue ***** be relegated to ***** crevices of forgotten knowledge. The remainder of this paper will focus on how *****, according to one journal article author, impacts the financial decision-making process, those *****s of ethics involved in ***** decision-mak*****g with respect to financial objectives and ***** decision-making. The analysis will also include comments on the author's use of business research formatting and the method by which ***** author presented his research investigation. In order to exemplify these variables an ***** relative to the subject matter was chosen for analysis. The article ***** was published by ***** Australian Conservation Foundation and entitled Disclosure of Ethical Considerations in Investment Product Disclosure Statements: A review ***** Current Practice in ********** (August 2004). However, prior to any discussion as to the efficacy and content knowledge of ***** article it is important to first have a clear understanding of the basic elements of ***** ethics in business - an issue not referenced in the selected article. For ***** most part business ethics in business are governed ***** the principles of selflessness, integr*****y, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership with respect to ***** social and environmental on ***** and business management.

The primary investigative premise of the ***** ***** to discuss ***** extent to which environmental ***** social issues are taken into account with respect to the selection, retention, and realization of investment programming. In essence ***** considerations are viewed as ethical considerations. According to the authors a problem exists relative ***** the impact of ethical considerations on ***** ***** wherein *****re exists is a gap ********** ethical corporate behavior and long-term financial performance. Pointed out w***** the fact that the investment community is not performing *****ell with ***** to looking out for ***** long-term interests ***** their investors, environment, ***** *****. As such the parties involved appear not to be interested, nor appreciate, ***** impact of ethical concerns on a company's per*****mance and tend to consider ethics as risks and ***** financial opportunities and make business decision as ethics ***** arise. More interesting is the ***** that the involved parties, i.e., managers, do not generally heed ethical considerations ***** only take ethical ***** into account when *****y ********** impact the value ***** the investment. A review of several ***** product d*****closure statements by the author clearly evidenced only preliminarily ethic's disclosure issues and most were reported ***** being very misleading and vague. In an attempt to emphasize ***** extent ***** ***** fin*****ce manages ignore ***** consideration