Professional Conduct & Organizational Ethics Flashcards
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An employee discovers her manager is falsifying expense reports. What is the most ethically appropriate first step?
Answer: Report it anonymously to an ethics hotline
Using an ethics hotline is typically the safest and most appropriate first step, protecting the reporter while ensuring the issue is investigated.
Which principle best describes an organization's duty to be transparent about its decision-making processes?
Answer: Transparency
Transparency requires organizations to be open about their decisions and processes so stakeholders can understand and evaluate them.
A sales representative is pressured by his supervisor to misrepresent a product's capabilities to close a deal. This situation BEST illustrates:
Answer: Authority bias leading to unethical behavior
Authority bias can cause employees to comply with unethical directives from supervisors, overriding their own moral judgment.
Which of the following BEST describes a 'tone at the top' in organizational ethics?
Answer: Senior leadership modeling and enforcing ethical behavior
Tone at the top refers to senior leadership demonstrating ethical behavior, which strongly influences the entire organization's culture.
An HR professional learns confidential information about an employee during a disciplinary meeting and later shares it with colleagues. This is a violation of:
Answer: Confidentiality obligations
HR professionals have a duty to maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee information learned in their professional capacity.
Which organizational structure is MOST likely to foster ethical behavior?
Answer: Flat structure with open communication and ethics reporting mechanisms
Open communication, flat structures, and accessible ethics reporting mechanisms create environments where ethical concerns can be raised and addressed.
A consultant working with a client firm learns during the engagement that the client is engaged in legal but potentially harmful practices. What should the consultant do?
Answer: Raise the concern through appropriate channels and consider whether continued engagement is appropriate
Ethical professionals consider both legal compliance and broader harm, raising concerns through proper channels before deciding on further action.