ASSOCIATION OF MOTION PICTURE EQUIPMENT In January 1924 adopted the following modification of CODE OF ETHICS My business standards shall have in them a note of sympathy for our common humanity. My business dealings, ambitions and relations shall always cause me to take into consideration my highest duties as a member of society. In every position in business life, in every responsibility that comes before me, my chief thought shall be to fill that responsibility and discharge that duty so that when I have ended each of them, I shall have lifted the level of human ideals and achievements a little higher than I found it. As a member of the Association it is my duty: First: To consider my vocation worthy, and as afford'ing me distinct opportunity to serve society. Second: To improve myself, increase my efficiency and enlarge my service, and by so doing attest my faith in the Association. Third: To realize that I am a business man and ambitious to succeed; but that I am first an ethical man, and wish no success that is not founded on the highest justice and morality. Fourth: To hold that the exchange of my goods, my service and my ideas for profit is legitimate and ethical, provided that all parties in the exchange are benefited thereby. Fifth: To use my best endeavors to elevate the standards of the vocation in which I am engaged, and so to conduct my affairs that others in my vocation may find it wise, profitable and conducive to happiness to emulate my example. Sixth: To conduct my business in such a manner that I may give a perfect service equal to or even better than my competitor, and when in doubt to give added service beyond the strict measure of debt or obligation. Seventh: To understand that one of the greatest assets of a professional or of a business man is his friends, and that any advantage gained by reason of friendship is eminently ethical and proper. Eighth: To hold that true friends demand nothing of one another, and that any abuse of the confidence of friendship for profit is foreign to the spirit of the Association, and in violation of its Code of Ethics. Ninth: To consider no personal success legitimate or ethical which is secured by taking unfair advantage of certain opportunities in the social order that are absolutely denied others, nor will I take advantage of opportunities to achieve material success that others will not take because of the questionable morality involved. Tenth: To be not more obligated to a fellow member than I am to every other man in human society; because the principles and objects of our Association are not in its competition but in its cooperation; for provincialism can never have a place in an association such as ours and human rights are not confined to Trade Associations but are as deep and as broad as the race itself. Eleventh: Finally, believing in the universality of the Golden Rule-All things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them—we contend that Society best holds together when equal opportunity is accorded all men in the natural resources of this planet. MOTORCYCLES MOTORCYCLE AND ALLIED TRADES ASSOCIATION Adopted July 15, 1923: CODE OF ETHICS The Motorcycle and Accessory Manufacturer in His Relation With His Fellow Manufacturers 1. It is the first duty of every manufacturer to study the technique of his industry; to know his business thoroughly and not superficially, because only through knowledge of facts. can a business man operate without injury to himself and to his trade. 2. The manufacturer of Motorcycles and Accessories should practice honesty in every transaction. His spoken word must be as binding and dependable as his written word. 3. The free interchange of helpful information, of constructive ideas, of means and methods of improving the industry as a whole, especially with new members in the industry, should be practiced. 4. The manufacturer should scrupulously avoid price cutting without regard to costs or to the lowering of profits in the industry to dangerous levels. 5. Legitimate competition is the life of the industry, but unscrupulous competition is injurious to yourself, to your competitor, and to your industry. 6. The practice of help stealing, whether it be factory workers, salesmen, or executives, is unfair and injurious. 7. To preserve the high character of the industry, only quality merchandise should be made and distributed. 8. Maligning the character or the product of your competitor; instituting reprisals because of a real or imaginary grievance instead of seeking friendly adjustment through the Association, is injurious and costly. 9. Association with your fellow manufacturers to create good fellowship, friendliness, and mutual confidence, is essential to the progress of the industry. 10. Financial and moral support of your Association. is not only your duty as a member of the industry, but is also good business judgment. 11. Service to your Association should be considered not only a duty but an honor. The Motorcycle and Accessory Manufacturer in Relation to His Distributor and Dealer 1. The distributor and dealer is your final sales department. He is your point of contact with your ultimate customer. Therefore, he should be accorded the same consideration as you give your sales department. dishonest. 2. Misrepresentation of goods or materials is distinctly 3. Goods leaving the factory damaged, or giving unsatisfactory wear, because of faulty construction or materials, should be exchanged willingly. 4. Unjust returns of merchandise; unfair requests for exchanges; deduction of excessive discounts; deductions of discounts after due date, and cancellations, should be vigorously contested. 5. Price discrimination between customers, except the practice of fixed discounts for large quantities, is unfair. 6. The manufacturer should admit error promptly, adjust mistakes cheerfully, and should always give the customer the benefit of the doubt. 7. Truth in advertising is of utmost importance. The Motorcycle and Accessory Manufacturer in His Relation to His Employees 1. Use the Golden Rule in all transactions with your employees and all others. 2. By every fair means keep efficient workers in the Motorcycle Industry. 3. It is your duty in good times and bad to train apprentices to supply the demand for trained workers. 4. Wage scales should be established on a basis which should be the maximum of what you can pay to meet competition. The wage should be sufficient, not only for a living wage, but also sufficient to provide a surplus for recreation, spiritual and mental improvement, and for emergencies. 5. Provide working conditions and surroundings conducive to the health and happiness of your employees. 6. It is your duty to try to comprehend the viewpoints and the problems of your employees, and to teach them the economic principles upon which we base our decisions and our actions. 7. It is our duty to arrange our working schedules in such a manner as to keep employees steadily employed, and to avoid overtime operations as much as possible. 8. Labor saving and safety devices are essential for the health of employees, and for the good of the industry. The spirit underlying all dealings between the various factors in the industry should be one of courtesy, co-operation and consideration. Disputes which may arise shall be dealt with in a conciliatory and broad-minded way, and shall be disposed of, whenever possible, by arbitration. Not only shall legal obligations be adhered to but moral considerations shall be respected and observed in the relationship between employer and employee, manufacturer, distributor and dealer, and service to the community shall be the basis of the efforts of all parties engaged in the industry. |