Personal ethical dilemmas are part of everyday life in the realm of
             business management. Business professionals are often faced with difficult
             situations that demand challenging decisions. These situations often
             involve problems that confront and involve moral and ethical behavior
             within the business. Wrong decisions on the behalf of business management
             professionals may spell disaster for the careers of these individuals as
             well as for the business itself. Personal ethical dilemmas confronted by
             business management professionals include being offered gifts, compromising
             quality, lowering the quality of communication with co-workers and
             management, as well as with clients, and the abuse of power along with the
             transparency and openness of information (Rutland, 2002).
             One of the key problems faced by business professionals is whether or
             not to accept gifts that are offered by contractors or vendors involved
             with the business. This could be understood as a form of bribery, which is
             especially common among international business relations (Rutland, 2002).
             The offer of gifts undermines fairness and integrity in business
             relationships, and throws off the balance of these relationships (Dean,
             2001). The unethical practice of gift offers may stem from questionable or
             inadequate practices on the behalf of the individuals offering the gifts,
             who require the business professional involved to overlook these
             indiscretions. When bribery is accepted it essentially perpetuates a trend
             of dishonest and unethical behavior, which may undermine the reputation of
             the businesses in question. As stated by Dean (2001), "Honesty helps
             overcome fear and is the first step to business wisdom." Integrity should
             be conceptualized as the "bottom line" for all personal and professional
             Another major ethical issue facing business professionals is the
             compromise of quality. For instance, ...