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The inverse of [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]], who refuses to make money at the cost of business/social ethics, through crime, or by harming the natural environment. Extreme examples may even do so in spite of great detriment to their business operations.
This can lead to a bit of [[Fridge Logic]] if this Exec's company is doing as well as, or better than, his corrupt rival. After all, even if the corrupt executive is motivated purely by greed, you would think he wouldn't [[Kick the Dog]] unless it was profitable. In the worst case scenario, this can have the effect of either turning the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] into a [[Card
In the best case scenario, the different rates of success are portrayed as a result of the Honest Exec actually being a more talented businessman, whereas the less-talented Corrupt Exec needs to "cheat" to succeed. It's also possible that the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] gets ahead through cheating or otherwise being unethical to achieve more immediate success, but the [[Honest Corporate Executive]] wins in the long run because his customers prefer his dependability and/or his employees are more motivated.
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* [[Deus Ex Human Revolution (Video Game)|David Sarif]] is no angel and is certainly not afraid to use his wealth, charisma, and power to further his own goals. However, he is shown to genuinely believe in uplifting humanity, is deeply concerned with his employees, and he does compare ''much'' better to his [[Ancient Conspiracy|adversaries]], especially {{spoiler|[[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Zhao Yun Ru]]}}.
** He is also probably the only CEO in [[Cyberpunk]] history who invoked [[The Men First]] when his personal supersoldier came to rescue him.
*** Even his excesses are due to him being a [[Well
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