Here are 12 questions to study the ethics of a business decision. - Have you defined the problem well? - How would you define the problem if you were on the sidewalk on the other side of the street? - How did this situation arise, in the first instance? - To whom and to what do you owe your loyalty as a person and member of the company? - What intention are you pursuing when making this decision? - How well is this intention fought when compared to the probable results? - Who could your decision or act harm? - Can you discuss the problem with the affected parties before making your decision? - Do you think that your decision will be as valid in the long run as it seems to be now? - Could you disclose, without problem, your decision or act to your boss, your CEO, the board of directors, your family, society in general? - What symbolic potential would your act have if it is well understood? What if it was misunderstood? - Under what conditions would you make some exceptions valid?