October 18, 2002

Is the Teaching of Ethics in Business School the Best Way to Make Corporate Life Moral?

To the Editor:

It's hard to believe that anyone's behavior is going to be changed by a few superficial ethics courses taught as part of an M.B.A. program ("The Ethics of Business Schools," September 20). That said, I do think that the universities have something to do with the ethical issues in today's business. In our society, those who attend top universities are implicitly encouraged to believe that their education ... makes them in some way superior to others. A traditional

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