This is the authors’ final peer reviewed (post print) version of the item published as: Ross, Jane, Ross, Jack and Creed, Andrew 2013, Corporate ethics and values : guiding business out of the maelstrom, in Principles and strategies to balance ethical, social and environmental concerns with corporate requirements, Emerald, Bingley, England, pp.223-243. Available from Deakin Research Online http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052239 Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Copyright: 2013, Emerald