Competition
» Competition, Volume 3, Issue 8, 2003
If respondent believes an important competitor is doing something illegal or unethical.
12a. What is the competitor doing illegally or unethically?
Response | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | False advertising/misrepresenting products/services | 8 | ||
2 | Bad-mouthing my business | 5 | ||
3 | Not licensed | 6 | ||
4 | Undercutting prices/selling for less than cost | 6 | ||
5 | Violating copyright | 7 | ||
6 | Tax fraud | 6 | ||
7 | Don’t follow laws/regulations (general) | 12 | ||
8 | Don't follow laws/regulations (specific) | 8 | ||
9 | Other | 38 | ||
10 | DK/Refuse | 5 | ||
Total (%) | 101 | |||
N | 161 |
Notes: Twelve (12) percent of small employers who charge that a significant competitor is competing illegally or unethically against them allege the competitor in question is generally not following the laws/regulations (Q#12a).