Business ethics and
the" The
Four-Way Test"
From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned
with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives.
One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of
business ethics is "The Four-Way Test", was created in 1932 by Rotarian
Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as Rotary International President) when he was asked
to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy.
This 24-word test for employees to follow in their business and
professional lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations
with dealers and customers. The survival of the company is credited to this simple
philosophy.
Adopted by Rotary in 1943, "The Four-Way Test" has been
translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways.
"Of the things we think, say or do:
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"
Borrowed from Roatary
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