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American society places a great emphasis on success, (31) in and of itself is not a bad thing. It is perfectly justifiable to want to make full (32) of one's talents and provide for oneself and one's family. People involved in the world of business, (33) often face situations in which advancement—whether in position, influence, or financial stature—can be gained, but only by hurting other individuals or groups. Small business owners are confronted (34) these choices even more often than other people of the business world because of the greater degree of autonomy in decision-making that they often enjoy. Moreover, the ethical decisions of small business owners are likely to impact far greater numbers of people (35) are the ethical decisions of that business owner's employees. Very often, an employee's ethical choices (to claim credit for the work done by another, to falsify number of hours worked, etc.) have (36) impact on a relatively small number of people, usually co-workers or his or her employer. The ethical choices of business owners, however—whether to use inferior materials (37) preparing goods for customers, whether to place employees in a poor HMO, whether to lay off a dozen workers (38) of careless personal financial expenditures, etc. often have far more wide-ranging repercussions. Indeed, the pressure to make morally compromised choices on behalf of the company you lead can be quite powerful, (39) the enterprise is a lone clothing store or a regional chain of record stores, especially when you feel the health and vitality of your enterprise may be at (40)