Dr Keith Suter interviews Attracta Lagan

Why Ethics Matters: Business Ethics for Business People

April 2009

Dr Keith Suter interviews Attracta Lagan, one of Australia's leading experts on ethics, particularly business ethics, and the author of Why Ethics Matter: Business Ethics for Business People.

The law is a laggard to changing social opinions and social values so ethical standards reflect the higher standards of a society at a point in time. Looked at in this way, people and businesses can do many legal things that today would be considered unethical. Listen online now to a discussion of this issue and other issues relevant to the modern concept of ethics and ethical behaviour.

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Host: Dr. Keith Suter, Foreign Affairs Editor, Channel 7 Sunrise
Subject: Attracta Lagan, who holds an honours degree in sociology, a master's degree in social ecology and PhD, is passionate about bringing individual and corporate personalities closer together
Voiceover: Dennis Rutzou, Presenter, Business Break 99.3fm