Ethics is defined as the principles and standards of moral behavior that are accepted by society as right versus wrong, while business ethics apply these moral standards to business situations (Bovee, Thill, & Mescon, 2007, pg. 63). When an employee leaves a company to work for a competitor, there is always an apparent line of ethics that needs to be carefully considered by the employee who is making this transition. It can sometimes be very difficult to decipher between information that is appropriate to share and information that should be left to yourself and the company from which it came. The types of knowledge that would be ethical for the employee to share with the new employer would be anything related to the actual business being practiced, as well as anything that you were educated on prior to working for the previous competitor. You want to demonstrate ethical behavior by competing fairly and honestly, communicating truthfully, and not causing harm to others (Bovee, Thill, & Mescon, 2007, pg. 65). If you are knowledgeable about your position, the job demands, and the overall business field in which you are working, you should not have to share anything about your former company that would negatively impact them in a non-professional manner. On the other hand, the types of knowledge that would be unethical for the employee to provide their new place of work with would first and foremost be anything that is legally unable to be disclosed outside of the your previous employer. Aside from obeying the law, stick to facts and useful information that educate and help the company grow. You should not feel the need to share anything without the intention of it bettering the company and everyone involved. Never make a professional decision based on personal motives or anger. Nobody should feel violated or treated unfairly in your decision making process. If you