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Use textbook: David, F. R., & David, F. R. (2015). Strategic management: A competitive advantage approach, concepts and cases [VitalSource Bookshelf version] (15th ed.). Retrieved from

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Question 1: Why do you think whistleblower payouts to informants, funded by the federal government due to the Federal False Claims Act, are becoming more and more common?

Question 2: If you owned a small business, would you develop a code of business conduct? If yes, what variables would you include? If not, how would you ensure that your employees were following ethical business standards? Your response should be 75 words in length.

Question 3: How can firms ensure that their code of business ethics is read, understood, believed, remembered, and acted on rather than ignored? Your response should be 75 words in length.

Question 4: Why is it important not to view the concept of "whistle blowing" as "tattling" or "ratting" on another employee? Your response should be 75 words in length.

Question 5: Discuss bribery. Would actions, such as politicians adding earmarks in legislation or pharmaceutical salespersons giving away drugs to physicians, constitute bribery? Identify three business activities that would constitute bribery and three actions that would not. Your response should be 75 words in length.

Question 6: What do you feel is the relationship between personal ethics and business ethics? Are they or should they be the same? Your response should be 200 words in length.