Introduction

The discipline of business ethics continues to expand institutionally, geographically, and intellectually. During the past five decades, scholars in business ethics have developed and deepened their enquiries into the morals of commercial and corporate conduct. As markets have advanced globally, so have universities throughout the world sought to develop courses and research programs devoted to business ethics. As a result, scholars from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas confer at international conferences, contribute to the same journals, and learn from one another. As commerce expands in both geographical reach and novelty, so do business norms come into tension with other social norms, raising fresh questions about the ethical contours of business practice.