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What does it mean?
Corporate profit motives often silence ethical discussions in business.
In plain terms
Business focuses on profit so much that ethics are ignored.
What can you take from it?
Profit can overshadow moral responsibility in commerce.

Where it applies

  • business decisions
  • corporate ethics
  • market analysis

Putting it to work

  • evaluate company values
  • support ethical businesses

Questions to consider

  • Where is ethics needed in business?
  • Who decides corporate values?

Another view

Some businesses do balance profit with genuine ethical codes.

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