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Finding a balance between economic success and morality has been a challenge for many large corporations. Ideas considered good for business in the past, such as from economist Adam Smith, have been reevaluated as economic situations change.

Necessity
1. An environment of distrust among consumers, employees, banks, legislators and corporate officers has created one incentive for improved corporate ethics. The book “Ethics and Corporate Responsibility” cites extravagant living and fraudulent profiting among corporate leaders as factors contributing to a lack of confidence in corporate morality.

Responsibility
2. In recognizing the importance of ethical behavior in business more corporations have adapted accordingly. Such adaptation may contribute to fairer compensation for employees or less damage done to the environment. Taking the initiative in ethical behavior also provides a financial advantage to the corporation by avoiding costs stemming from theft, lawsuits and settlements.

Feedback
3. Since ethical behavior is largely important to employees and the public at large, positive public feedback has been observed as a result of corporations becoming more proactive in good corporate ethics. For instance, “Forbes” magazine regularly publishes a “100 Best Companies” list which increasingly cites social responsibility as one factor influencing such a designation.

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