In this approach, a person’s own beliefs and values and their influence on his/her
perception and behavior are not taken into account. Nonetheless, ethical climate is a very potent
tool in steering the behavior of an organization’s members. As Mahdavi has shown (2003, 2005),
an organization’s codes of ethics and enforcement of rules go a long way to control and direct
behavior of social entities.
Based on the above discussion, global corporations must recognize the need for a uniform
code of business ethics since without such a code, behavior of actors in this arena remains
unpredictable. Furthermore, national governments must realize that probably the most effective
means of protecting their citizens, their national interests, and the global environment against the
ravages of the over-reaching global business rest in the development, adoption and enforcement
of such a code. Until then, it is not realistic to hope for any such international agreement to be
adopted.