Why Ethics Matters
论证柏拉图关于正义比不正义更有利、更理性、更有内在价值的观点，尤其适用于商业组织，并基于囚徒困境和社会困境研究说明伦理行为在重复互动和可识别性下更有利，同时心理学研究显示正义本身被内在重视，对组织有效性至关重要。
I argue that Plato was right in claiming that justice is more profitable, more rational, and more intrinsically valuable than injustice, and that this is particularly true for business organizations. The research on prisoners’ dilemmas and social dilemmas shows that ethical behavior is more profitable and more rational than unethical behavior in terms of both the negative sanctions on unethical behavior when interactions with stakeholders are iterated, and the positive rewards of habitually ethical behavior when stakeholders can identify those who are predisposed to be ethical. In addition, the psychological research on justice shows that justice is intrinsically valued, both from an outcome and from a process perspective, and so crucial for business organizations, particularly in terms of organizational effectiveness.