The materials in this Volume of the English Teaching Forum's electronic journal Language and Civil Society will help English language teachers in their efforts to do that. International Issues in Business Ethics Ethical considerations are inseparable from and systematically connected with business decision-making. Ethical concepts can and should inform international economic activity. In return, society has the right to expect that productive organizations will enhance the general interests of consumers and employees. Society may also expect that corporations honor existing rights and limit their activities to accord with the bounds of justice.
Some business practices traverse national and cultural boundaries.
Others do not. When crossing national borders, it is necessary to be sure of what the rules are that govern ethical practice and behavior. In most cases, those rules are infrequently discussed and sometimes not explicitly known. The tasks carried out in the chapters in this volume will allow teachers and students opportunities to begin to identify those rules. Civil societies are maintained and developed in contexts where citizens discuss such issues.