Good Ethics Is Sometimes Good Business

Question 1

The worldwide recession of ? could’ve been prevented: it was unethical because the sub-prime mortgages were being sold to people who didn’t have the means to repay their ? The money was so good and the process so complicated that no one wanted to stop the party. A ? ? was created.

Answer 1

2008.
Debt.
Credit bubble.

Question 2

What would’ve been better was good ethics, even had that meant lower economic ?, fewer people owning their own homes, ? consumer spending and so ? jobs.

Answer 2

Growth.
Lower.
Fewer.

Question 3

If a permanent commitment to high ? standards seems unrealistic in our capitalist ?, then perhaps businesses should commit instead to involving ethical ? when important decisions or choices are being made.

Answer 3

Ethical.
Culture.
Expertise.