80% of U.S. teens believe they are ethically prepared to make moral business decisions. but nearly 40% believe they need to "break the rules" in order to succeed, finds a Junior Achievement survey. More troubling, 27% think behaving violently is sometimes, often or always acceptable. 20% report to have personally behaved violently toward another person in the past year. Among those who say they are ethically prepared, 49% say lying to parents and guardians is acceptable. 61% say they have lied to their parents or guardian this past year. This should prompt concerns about teens' future workplace behavior and forecasts serious challenges to businesses as to how they will need to prepare and train these future leaders.
