The Current Low Perception of Ethical Business Behavior Can Be

The current low perception of ethical business behavior can be explained by a number of reasons including the increased pressure on business people to make decisions in a society with diverse value systems, a growing tendency for business decisions to be judged publicly by groups with different values and interests, an increase in the public's expectations of ethical business behavior, and

A) the decline of ethical business behavior.
B) a desire to enter the global market at all costs.
C) the realization that unless you behave unethically, your business cannot compete.
D) the realization that although the government has laws regarding ethical behavior, the laws cannot be enforced.
E) a fiscal necessity in times of a stressed economy.