JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Entrepreneurship, Law and the Art of Business Ethics
Author(s): Robert A. Miller
Citation: Robert A. Miller, (2011) "Entrepreneurship, Law and the Art of Business Ethics," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 8, Iss. 5, pp. 103-111
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Some view business ethics as an oxymoron, some as a subordination of a profession to altruistic ideals, others as an art form. All struggle with the implications of applying business ethics in practice. This paper provides an overview of differing uses of the terms Law, Business Ethics, Entrepreneur, and Manager. It briefly explores whether transformational entrepreneurs can create transformational organizations that maintain those transformational qualities apart from their leader, or whether transformational qualities are individual to a leader at a given point in time. Finally, it draws some conclusions and makes a recommendation based on that analysis.