Ethical Standards
•Companies that conduct business on the Web should try to follow the ethical standards that they would follow if they were doing business in the physical world.
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•Although high ethical standards can be more expensive, in the long run they can help establish a company’s reputation and can increase the level of trust that customers, suppliers, and employees have in the company.
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•When customers are active on the Web, ethical lapses can cause immediate damage to a company’s reputation.