The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publishes a Summary of Ethics Rules. One of its statements is "Employees shall not use public office for private gain."Some countries view...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publishes a Summary of Ethics Rules. One of its statements is "Employees shall not use public office for private gain."Some countries view using public office for private gain to be corruption; to others, it may be the status quo.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 250 words:

• Research definitions of the term "corruption."


• Stateyour opinion on using public office for private gain (is it right or wrong?), and state to which classical ethical theory your outlook aligns.