Question

"A competitive corporate environment:

A. can encourage employees to deceive customers. B. should focus on improving corporate profit. C. must be ignored when corporate ethics are developed. D. can best define ethical behaviour based on current circumstances."

Answer 1

In a competitive corporate environment, businesses should focus on improving corporate profit without resorting to unethical practices.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about a competitive corporate environment. In such an environment, it is important for businesses to focus on improving corporate profit (option B) without resorting to unethical practices. Option A, which suggests that a competitive corporate environment can encourage employees to deceive customers, is incorrect as it promotes unethical behavior. Options C and D, which suggest ignoring corporate ethics or defining ethical behavior based on current circumstances, are also incorrect as they do not prioritize ethical conduct.