“Every decision made by a business manager implies not only a personal decision, but also a decision in the name and on behalf of an organization that exists with a particular environment social, legal and political” (Hartman, DesJardins, & MacDonald, 2014, p.15). In the article “An Empirical Investigation of Enterprises' Proactive and Passive Motivation for Corruption in China” Xiaoyu Zhou, Yi Han, and Rui Wang (2013) try to explain why companies in the way of conducting daily business extend to conducting business through corruption. After reading the article, I found that the findings confirm the lack of ethical decisions made by individuals, government and management in Chinese companies through the data retrieved on corruption from the World Business Environment Survey to explain why companies are motivated by corruption as a way to run a business. New businesses entering a developing market may have difficulty establishing a viable ethical business due to environmental resources and government influence. In China, many enterprises are limited in acquiring resources; therefore it is necessary to procure the goods by any means necessary. Resource dependence theory and anomie theory try to rationalize why companies resort to corruption in an attempt to secure resources and based on the local administrative factor. “Resource dependence theory proposes that firms develop strategies to seek resources in the environment; while anomie theory argues that unethical corporate behavior is actually encouraged by the local institutional environment” Zhou et al., 2013, p. 461. If a company fails to obtain the resources needed to operate legitimately rather than continue to operate, the company often… middle of paper… ethical decision making can thrive” (Hartman, et al. , 2014, page 162). Zhou et al. we could have gone into more detail about how management can transform employees into leaders and how managers can encourage change within a company. I would explain why leadership and employee participation and involvement are crucial to creating change. Zhou et al. it identified the motivation behind the corruption, but offered no solution on how to initiate change. Works Cited Hartman, L. P., DesJardins, J., & MacDonald, C. (2014). Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal Integrity and Social Responsibility (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Shen, K. F. (2011). Zhou, X., Han, Y., & Wang R. (2013). An empirical investigation of firms' proactive and passive motivation for corruption in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 118, 461-472. doi: 10.1007/s10551-012-1596-8