Ethical Behavior Answers

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Unethical behavior should be reported to the proper authority, but care must be taken to ______.

A
Report your perceptions
B
Explain what you think was happening
C
Report only what happened
D
Explain how you were able to see it
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John notices Jimmy taking $5 from the cash register at the end of the night. Jimmy says that the company owes him for making him work three Friday nights in a row. Jimmy also asks John not to tell anyone. John’s ethical duty is to ______.

A
Stay loyal to Jimmy and not turn him in
B
Forget the incident because it doesn’t involve him
C
Ask Jimmy for half the money not to tell
D
Turn Jimmy in despite his protests
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No behavior should be considered ethical if it is motivated by ______.

A
Selfish concerns
B
Unselfish concerns
C
Abstract concerns
D
Concrete concerns
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Bernie Madoff’s unethical behavior affected ______.

A
himself and his family
B
society at large
C
his investors
D
All of the above
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Which of the following scenarios is a circumstance in which it would be ethical to practice confidentiality?

A
Your friend tells you her new business idea that will make her rich
B
Your coworker tells you they are planning on clocking in early to make more money
C
Your boss asks you to email your personal information for non-work purposes
D
Your friend asks you not to report that you’ve seen them steal company property
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In any industry, ethical behavior is the responsibility of ______.

A
Each company
B
Each employee
C
Each supervisor
D
Each customer
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If a code of conduct is to be taken seriously, it must ______.

A
Include every situation an employee might find themselves in
B
Be applicable to every part of a business
C
Be followed and enforced by the company’s owners
D
Be short and to the point so everyone can read it quickly

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