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Ethical business degrees

Friday, October 9, 2009@ 6:44 AM
Author: Peter

Ethical business degrees are remaking the foundation of the business world. An economy shaken by Enron and other financial travesties turns to the good-and-evil underlying today’s professional industries and selecting business professionals with ethical business degrees above other, similar MBA candidates without an ethical specialization.

Business ethics has existed in the studies of business degrees for ages, but the ethical business degree phenomena breaks out of the one-or-two ethic classes mold and places philosophy and ethical studies at the heart of each and every business class in the curriculum. The ethical business degrees spurred from today’s modern business schools and universities build better businessmen for the entrepreneural future of America.

Of course, there are universities that have been on the business ethics boat all along, even before the economy became flooded by mistakes and foul play. Saint Leo University, a military-friendly school, has business degrees that reflect the function of ethical business degree programs through the university’s traditional "Core Values." The Core Values of Saint Leo University extends to both their campus and online programs and facilitate an ethically sound future from their graduates.

Worried that an ethical business degree will not be attractive to a future employer? All general business degrees receive an extra shine and sparkle from a "specialization," whether it is in accounting, online business, international marketing–or ethics. If an employer is an evaluating a candidate’s education and sees "ethics" as this person’s extra glimmer, it stands to reason that the particular employee has strong personal values that will lead to someone more punctual, socialable, and ultimately lucrative to the company. An ethical business degree has that extra edge among the rest.

So the next time you think about the evil business man that is swindling corporate America, or the wicked witches that belong in The Devil Wears Prada, consider the benefits an ethical business degree could contribute to today’s professional world.