4-1 Discussion: Why Be Ethical Rather Than Compliant?

Why should we be ethical? This question asks what reasons can be given to justify being ethical, not just what causes or provides incentive for being ethical. Moral philosophers have debated this question for centuries. Plato’s answer was simply that morality “pays” for the individual. Others have said that being ethical is just the right thing to do.

In your initial post , address the following topics:

• You are an IT leader who has been asked, “Why should our company be ethical, rather than just compliant?” What reasons would you give?

In your responses to your peers’ discussion posts:

• Discuss whether you agree or disagree with your peers’ ideas on ethics and compliance.
• initial post a couple of paragraphs an response posts a paragraph each