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The 4-Way Test |
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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 4-Way Test, which
was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI
president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing
bankruptcy. This 24-word code of ethics for employees to follow in their
business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production,
advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival
of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary in
1943, The 4-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages
and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions:
"Of the things we think, say or do:
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