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Frequency in Workplace Misdeeds Drops for First Time in 10 Years, Study Says.

By Sharon Linstedt, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 16--On any given day in the American workplace, employees lie and cheat. Bosses abuse and harass. And corporate leaders turn a blind eye to the framed code of ethics hanging on their boardroom walls.

But, the good news is the frequency of these workplace misdeeds is down. The high-profile wrongdoings at Enron, WorldCom, HealthSouth and other companies notwithstanding, the just-released 2003 National Business Ethics Survey notes a significant dip in on-the-job ethics bree

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