CAM Professional Ethics & Standards 4

Question 1

An administrative manager overhears two employees making discriminatory remarks about a coworker's religion. The manager was not the intended audience. What should the manager do?

Accepted Answer

Address the behavior promptly, as managers must act on misconduct they witness

Answer

Once a manager is aware of discriminatory conduct, there is a duty to act promptly regardless of how the knowledge was gained.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes 'moral courage' in administrative management?

Accepted Answer

Acting on ethical convictions despite personal or professional risk

Answer

Moral courage is the willingness to do what is right even when it may carry personal cost.

Question 3

A manager's team member asks to use company equipment for a personal side business after hours. Approving this request would primarily raise concerns about:

Accepted Answer

Misuse of organizational resources

Answer

Company assets are entrusted for business purposes, and personal commercial use constitutes misuse of resources.

Question 4

When implementing a new employee monitoring system, the most ethical approach is to:

Accepted Answer

Disclose the monitoring clearly, limit it to legitimate business purposes, and protect collected data

Answer

Ethical monitoring requires transparency, proportionality to a legitimate purpose, and safeguarding of the data collected.

Question 5

An administrative manager exaggerates her role in a successful project on her CAM recertification documents. This primarily violates which professional standard?

Accepted Answer

Integrity and honesty in professional representations

Answer

Misrepresenting one's qualifications or accomplishments violates the core professional standard of integrity.

(CAM) Certified Administrative Manager Practice Test

(CAM) Certified Administrative Manager Practice Test

CAM Professional Ethics & Standards 4