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Moral audit for Diabco Corporation

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Diabco Corporation, consisting of both domestic and international operations, aspires to be a world class company. Assumption of that status requires Diabco to develop a profile as a responsible member within the world community. Attributing morality to a corporation may seem somewhat inappropriate because it is merely an artificial entity. Yet, a corporation is only as ethical as its agents. At a minimum, Diabco must meet legal requirements, but the development of moral responsibility requires a conscious effort by all corporate agents to avoid harming others. To appraise the company's moral condition, the authors constructed the premise that Diabco conducted a comprehensive moral audit. Although the concept of a moral audit is still a relatively undeveloped appraisal activity, the purpose of the study is to demonstrate the desirability, feasibility, and possible inadequacies of such an endeavor.

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  1. School of Business Administration, University of Miami, 33124, Coral Gables, FL, USA

    S. Andrew Ostapski & Donna G. Pressley

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Dr. S. Andrew Ostapski is an Assistant Professor of Business Law at the University of Miami.

Donna G. Pressley is an Anthropology graduate of the University of Miami and is currently an M.B.A. candidate there.

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Ostapski, S.A., Pressley, D.G. Moral audit for Diabco Corporation. J Bus Ethics 11, 71–80 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00871993

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