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A surprising number of employees in large companies report feeling pressure to "do the wrong thing. " One out of eight workers reported their {{U}}(81) {{/U}} or managers somehow pressured them to do something against the company's ethical standards. Such internal {{U}}(82) {{/U}} has led several large companies into difficulty and even to complete failure.
When a large corporation fails due to corruption, a clear message is sent to the public, and business students in particular. That message is "in life and in business, {{U}}(83) {{/U}} behavior will get you in trouble. " It {{U}}(84) {{/U}} more students are getting this message as enrollment in Business Ethics courses rises. {{U}}(85) {{/U}}, however, very few MBA programs in North America require students to take any Business Ethics courses. For this reason, the {{U}}(86) {{/U}} organization called Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is actively working to train young business people to make ethical business decisions.
SIFE works through teams of university students who {{U}}(87) {{/U}} their time to work on training courses and to develop projects. These teams can be found on more than 1,500 campuses in 37 countries around the world. The organization is supported by faculty advisors on these campuses, and many international {{U}}(88) {{/U}} take part in events organized by SIFE.
The courses and programs {{U}}(89) {{/U}} by SIFE are aimed at helping young businesspeople better themselves, their communities, and their countries. Each year, the teams from each university write an annual report of their activities and give a {{U}}(90) {{/U}} in a competition where the best team is awarded the SIFE World Cup.