Evolution of Business Ethics

Abstract

In the present article, a meta-analysis on the subject of business ethics is proposed. The issue has been a field of interest since the beginning of the early commerce forms, when the bartering was predominant, and was based on the principal of equal exchange. Many prominent philosophers and economists have taken an interest on the subject and have exposed theories regarding the concept of the business ethics, how has appeared and the evolution of it together with the development of the business environment. As mentioned, the subject has suffered many transformations as time has passed and it became more important once the globalization trending of the countries has also evolved. Nowadays, due to the interconnection between all the people, the companies must take great precaution in this subject, as the customers have also evolved and are paying more and more attention to the ethical aspects of their preferred companies.

Keywords

• globalization
• business ethics
• evolution
• companies
• customers