1. The interest in business ethics is just a fad that has only recently been created by popular scandals (i.e., Enron, WorldCom, etc.) reported in the news.
2. Discarding the few bad apples will usually solve all of the ethical problems within an organization.
3. Good character is the main factor determining whether an individual acts ethically within an organization.
4. Federal laws define what is ethical. Therefore, all unethical behavior is considered unlawful.
5. Both characteristics of the environment and the individual contribute to unethical behavior.
6. When employees come to an organization, they have already developed into good or bad apples. Therefore, there is little a manager can do to impact an employees ethical behavior.