This study proposes a theoretical framework forassessing ethical behavior after analyzing comparatively the ethicalperformances of both managers of small and large companies. A baseline forethical perceptions of American business professionals over a 17-year period isestablished, and data from...

As a result of several notorious ethicalfailures of large American corporations, consumers, media, and business leadershave begun to focus more attention on ethical practices among largefirms.In order to address the omission of small firm ethical practicesfrom business literature, the...