Business & Professional Ethics 6th Edition by Leonard Brooks

Exercise 19

One of Goldman's main arguments in their defense is that their intentions were good-they did what they did in response to client requests, thus facilitating markets and making the world a better place.
a. Is the "good intention" argument sufficient to claimactions following from it are ethical? Why and why not? Remember the saying: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
b. Is there something in addition to good intentions that Goldman Sachs would have been wise to consider in its decision making?