Within a corporate environment, individuals are always being tested to determine the direction of their moral compasses” (Stanwick & Stanwick, 2015, p. 5). Companies are struggling to make a profit in highly competitive markets and many firms are looking for ways to increase their profits. How far are corporations willing to go to increase sales and investments; it will depend on the values and ethics of that corporation. Values and ethics within a corporate setting are not any different than values held by individuals, but many individuals have had their values challenged within a corporate culture. A corporation is in business to make money, but how that business makes money will define their corporate values and culture. Corporate culture is how a company’s managers and employees think and act when conducting business. The corporation is responsible for the culture management influences the culture in a corporation by their actions and the way business is …show more content…
124). Ypadhyay & Singh (2010) report and substantiate their ethical findings with surveys and reports from corporate executives; Hamilton and the Aspen Institute reported a survey from thousands of executives around the globe on the challenges of managing value. The survey results listed ethical conduct as a key component and supported by management, followed by value commitment to customers, social and environmental responsibility, corporate values to the climate established by the corporation. When a positive and ethical culture is adhered and followed by all stakeholders the survey supports that corporations can flourish to be socially and economically