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).
