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：
- 是否一切屬於真實？
- 是否各方得到公平？
- 能否促進親善友誼？
- 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:
- Is it the truth?
- Is it fair to all concerned?
- Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
- Will it be beneficial to all concerned?