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                                                            (c)   Giving accurate information
           5.   Ways to improve ethical behaviour
              in business include  setting clear                 about product quality and
              ethical  policies and guidelines,                  prices.
              leading by example, training                  (d)   Hiding defects in products
              employees on ethical  business                     to make a sale.
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              practices,  being  transparent  in      (ii)    Fairness in a small business
              financial and operational decisions,          means:
              and practising the fair treatment of         (a)   Special discounts will be
              employees and customers.                          given to friends and family
                                                                only.
           6.   Business ethics create a positive          (b)   Treating all customers and
               work environment, reduce                         employees equally.
               conflicts and unethical practices,          (c)   Paying employees less than
               build customer trust and loyalty,                the agreed-upon wage.
               encourage accountability and                (d)   Charging higher prices
               responsible decision-making, and                 to customers from other
               enhance business reputation and                  villages.
               long-term growth.                      (iii)    Select a scenario that shows an
           7.   Corporate  social  responsibility  is      example of a small business
              essential  for  sustainable  success.        acting responsibly.
              Entrepreneurs who practice ethical           (a)   Supporting local
              behaviour and give back to society                community projects.
              benefit  financially  and  help  build       (b)   Disposing of waste in the
              a better community  and  business                 nearby river.
              environment.                                 (c)   Employing underage
                                                                relatives to get them jobs.

              Revision exercise                            (d)   Ignoring customer
          1.   Choose the correct answer among                  complaints.
               the given alternatives in questions    (iv)    Corporate Social Responsibility
               (i) to (v) and write its letter in your     means:
               exercise book.                              (a)   Ignoring environmental
               (i)  Which   of   these    actions               regulations.
                   demonstrates  honesty in a              (b)   Focusing only on making
                   small business?                              money.
                   (a)   Overcharging  customers           (c)  Avoiding paying taxes
                       when they do not notice.            (d)   Giving back to the
                   (b)   Selling  products  that  are           community and helping
                       not what they claim to be.               solve problems.


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