Acompany's stated core values and ethical principles area. important because of their role in ensuring that company executives will not engage in unethical behavior or behave in a manner that is contrary to the company's core values. b. typically tightly linked to its strategic vision and strategy. c. strictly enforced in strong culture companies and weakly enforced in weak culture companies. d. the best indicators of a company's social responsibility strategy. e. meant to foster a work climate where company personnel share common and strongly held convictions about how the company's business is to be conducted and provide guidance in displaying the core values in their actions and behaviors.