從扶輪組織成立的初期,扶輪社員就關心並且鼓勵在專業上遵守崇高的道德標準。1932年扶輪社員赫柏. 泰勒Herbert J. Taylor(他後來擔任1954-55年度國際扶輪社長)受聘負責挽救一家瀕臨破產的公司時 ,創訂了扶輪四大考驗(Rotary 4-way Test)。這24個英文字的考驗成為員工在事業及專業生活上凡是與銷售、 產品、廣告及所有與生意往來及顧客有關的指南,使公司得以扭轉乾坤生存下來,證實此一簡單的哲學確實有效。 1943年扶輪採用四大考驗,為全世界的扶輪社員們在事業及專業生活上所遵行。 扶輪四大考驗目前已經被翻譯成100多種語言。
我們所想、所說、所做的事應事先捫心自問這扶輪社四大考驗:

  1. 是否一切屬於真實?
  2. 是否各方得到公平?
  3. 能否促進親善友誼?
  4. 能否兼顧彼此利益?

This objective is set against the "Rotary 4-way Test", used to see if a planned action is compatible with the Rotarian spirit. The test was developed by Rotarian and entrepreneur Herbert J. Taylor during the Great Depression as a set of guidelines for restoring faltering businesses and was adopted as the standard of ethics by Rotary in 1942. It is still seen as a standard for ethics in business management:

The 4-Way Test considers the following questions in respect to thinking, saying or doing:

  1. Is it the truth?
  2. Is it fair to all concerned?
  3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
  4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?