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Do you own at least 10% of this business
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Age of Business
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Type of Business
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Does your business have a code of ethics?
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Do circumstances in your industry ever affect your ethics?
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Is it OK to bend the rules when it comes to your stakeholders? (insurance, bank, vendors, community, environment)
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Is it ok to persuade customers to buy more than they need?
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Is it ok to behave ethically in public and do what you want in private?
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Is it ok to steal customers from competitors?
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Is it ok to steal employees from other companies?
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Is it ok to say your company is bigger (has more employees) than it is?
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Is it ok to promise clients products or services you don’t currently have?
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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)
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Is it OK to buy from unethical companies?
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Is it OK to ignore privacy regulations when interviewing, hiring, and firing employees?
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Is it OK to ignore the rules related to protecting the environment?
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Did you answer these questions honestly?