12.(a) What is ethics? Explain b) What are the advantages and disadvantages in making unethical decisions as a manager of a corporation that trade stocks and bond in the open public? Solution The advantage and disadvantage in making unethical decisions as a manager of stock trading company are given below: Advantage: The manager of such a corporation has access to all the relevant information. Thus, he or she partakes in a low-risk, high-reward practice, which can reap significant financial rewards. Disadvantage: An unethical decision making may cause legal trouble to the manager. Making unethical use of proprietary information is considered illegal and the manager may end up spending years in prison..