企业家、商业领袖和经理人应该拜读安德鲁斯这篇写于18年前的经典文章。现在,这种迫切性与它刚发表时的1989年并无二致。近年来,发生在美国的公司丑闻为安德鲁斯的论述做了注脚。要是(发生丑闻的那些公司的)商业领袖们把商业伦理当回事,因为丑闻而发生的经济的和人力的损失以及善后所需要的成本本来是可以避免的。近年来发生在美国的公司丑闻包括安然的高言Skilling和Lay、安达信的 Entrepreneurs, business leaders and managers should read Andrews’s classic article 18 years ago. Now, this urgency is no different from the 1989 when it was first published. In recent years, the corporate scandal in the United States has made a footnote for Andrews. If business leaders (those companies where scandal occurs) take business ethics seriously, the economic and human costs of the scandal and the costs of rehabilitation can have been avoided. Corporate scandals that have taken place in the United States in recent years include Enron’s vocal Skilling and Lay, Andasin’s