Every business organization, no matter the size, industry, or scope, benefits from having a set of guiding principles that govern its conduct (Ethical Code). Ethical business professionals are, by and large, trustworthy, fair, impartial, respectful of others, and concerned about the impact of their actions on co-workers and their company. • Become familiar with the practice of ethical thoughtfulness in everyday transactions, within and beyond the workplace. • Identify critical ethical issues in business. • Identify, understand, and explain the basic ethical theories that structure contemporary business thought.