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Is ethical behavior : moral or economic motivation?

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Identify reasons why a person would be interested in being ethical, and classify those reasons in terms of whether they represent moral motivation or economic motivation.

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A person would be interested in being ethical for two types of reasons. First, he would be ethical because he believes in certain values. For example, the person believes in being honest. Second he would be ...

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