As 21st century marketplaces become more conscience-focused and people-oriented, the study, practice, and implementation of ethics become more and more important to business owners, users, and decision-makers. Business ethics examines the moral principles and ethical problems that surround a business environment. The articles below cover a myriad of topics that fall under corporate ethics, from general business ethics and professional ethics to production ethics and the ethical issues that come into play in international trading, global economic systems, and the protection of intellectual property, skills, and knowledge. In particular, it tackles concerns, controversies, and possible resolutions to ethical problems in the workplace, such as employee raiding, patent misuse or infringement, industrial espionage, anti-competitive practices, disinformation campaigns, false advertising, employment discrimination, corporate manslaughter, insider trading, animal testing, transfer pricing, cultural imperialism, securities fraud, and the like.