Business Success Center's Business Ethics Poll 2015
How ethical are you?
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Gender
Male
Female
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Age
21-35
36-50
50+
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Do you own at least 10% of this business
Yes
No
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Age of Business
<1
1-5
6-9
10+
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Type of Business
Service
Product
Other
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Main Type of Customers
Business
Consumers
Government
NonProfit
Other
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Size of Business
1
2-5
6-19
20-99
100-499
500+
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Does your business have a code of ethics?
Yes
No
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Do circumstances in your industry ever affect your ethics?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it OK to bend the rules when it comes to your stakeholders? (insurance, bank, vendors, community, environment)
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it ok to persuade customers to buy more than they need?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it ok to behave ethically in public and do what you want in private?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it ok to steal customers from competitors?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it ok to steal employees from other companies?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it ok to say your company is bigger (has more employees) than it is?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it ok to promise clients products or services you don’t currently have?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it ok to get around the law without violating it when it comes to government agencies (IRS, EPA, industry-specific regulations)
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it OK to buy from unethical companies?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it OK to ignore privacy regulations when interviewing, hiring, and firing employees?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Is it OK to ignore the rules related to protecting the environment?
Always
Sometimes
Never
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Did you answer these questions honestly?
Yes
No