CEA Study Guide 2026

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📚 CEA Topics to Study (69)

Corporate Governance & Compliance · 9 cards Decision-Making Frameworks & Integrity Standards · 9 cards Ethical Principles & Moral Reasoning · 9 cards Professional Conduct & Organizational Ethics · 9 cards Anti-Corruption & Bribery Prevention · 7 cards Anti-Corruption & Bribery Prevention · 7 cards Anti-Corruption & Bribery Prevention · 7 cards Anti-Corruption & Bribery Prevention · 7 cards Conflict of Interest Management · 7 cards Conflict of Interest Management · 7 cards Conflict of Interest Management · 7 cards Conflict of Interest Management · 7 cards Corporate Governance & Compliance · 7 cards Corporate Governance & Compliance · 7 cards Corporate Governance & Compliance · 7 cards Corporate Governance & Compliance · 7 cards Decision-Making Frameworks & Integrity Standards · 7 cards Decision-Making Frameworks & Integrity Standards · 7 cards Decision-Making Frameworks & Integrity Standards · 7 cards Decision-Making Frameworks & Integrity Standards · 7 cards Environmental Ethics & Sustainability · 7 cards Environmental Ethics & Sustainability · 7 cards Environmental Ethics & Sustainability · 7 cards Ethical Leadership Development · 7 cards Ethical Leadership Development · 7 cards Ethical Leadership Development · 7 cards Ethical Leadership Development · 7 cards Ethical Principles & Moral Reasoning · 7 cards Ethical Principles & Moral Reasoning · 7 cards Ethical Principles & Moral Reasoning · 7 cards

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✍️ Sample CEA Questions & Answers

1. The 'three-legged stool' model of business ethics holds that sustainable ethical behavior requires alignment among:

✓ Values, systems, and individual behavior

The three-legged stool model identifies values, organizational systems, and individual behavior as the mutually reinforcing pillars of ethical culture.

2. Which of the following best describes 'moral courage'?

✓ The willingness to act ethically even when facing personal risk or social pressure

Moral courage is the disposition to act on one's ethical convictions despite fear of personal, professional, or social consequences.

3. According to CEA principles, which approach to resolving an ethical dilemma is MOST structured and reliable?

✓ Applying a systematic ethical decision-making framework

A systematic ethical decision-making framework ensures all relevant factors—stakeholders, principles, consequences—are considered in a disciplined way.

4. Which behavior by a leader most effectively builds a speak-up culture?

✓ Responding constructively and visibly when employees raise ethical concerns

Leaders build speak-up cultures by demonstrating through action that raising concerns leads to genuine, visible follow-through.

5. Which ethical obligation do organizations have when they discover that their operations have caused unexpected environmental harm?

✓ To disclose the harm to affected stakeholders and regulatory authorities promptly

Transparency and accountability require organizations to promptly disclose environmental harm to affected parties and regulators, enabling corrective action and maintaining public trust.

6. Which of the following best describes a 'privacy by design' approach?

✓ Embedding privacy protections into systems and processes from the outset

Privacy by design, developed by Ann Cavoukian, requires that privacy be proactively integrated into the design of systems and business practices from the very beginning.

🎯 Free CEA Practice Tests

Ethical Principles & Moral Reasoning · 9 questions Decision-Making Frameworks & Integrity Standards · 9 questions Corporate Governance & Compliance · 9 questions Professional Conduct & Organizational Ethics · 9 questions Conflict of Interest Management · 7 questions Conflict of Interest Management · 7 questions Stakeholder Rights & Responsibilities · 7 questions Professional Conduct & Organizational Ethics · 7 questions Conflict of Interest Management · 7 questions Professional Conduct & Organizational Ethics · 7 questions

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