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Due to the competitive nature of business as a whole, it is sometimes difficult to develop moral relationships with others. However, though friendships are possible in business, most relationships must be kept on the lower level of business acquaintanceship.

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Cooley, D.R. False Friends. Journal of Business Ethics 36, 195–206 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014042005642

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