CEA Professional Conduct & Organizational Ethics 2

Question 1

An employee discovers her manager is falsifying expense reports. What is the most ethically appropriate first step?

Accepted Answer

Report it anonymously to an ethics hotline

Answer

Using an ethics hotline is typically the safest and most appropriate first step, protecting the reporter while ensuring the issue is investigated.

Question 2

Which principle best describes an organization's duty to be transparent about its decision-making processes?

Accepted Answer

Transparency

Answer

Transparency requires organizations to be open about their decisions and processes so stakeholders can understand and evaluate them.

Question 3

A sales representative is pressured by his supervisor to misrepresent a product's capabilities to close a deal. This situation BEST illustrates:

Accepted Answer

Authority bias leading to unethical behavior

Answer

Authority bias can cause employees to comply with unethical directives from supervisors, overriding their own moral judgment.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes a 'tone at the top' in organizational ethics?

Accepted Answer

Senior leadership modeling and enforcing ethical behavior

Answer

Tone at the top refers to senior leadership demonstrating ethical behavior, which strongly influences the entire organization's culture.

Question 5

An HR professional learns confidential information about an employee during a disciplinary meeting and later shares it with colleagues. This is a violation of:

Accepted Answer

Confidentiality obligations

Answer

HR professionals have a duty to maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee information learned in their professional capacity.

(CEA) Certified Ethics Associate Practice Test

(CEA) Certified Ethics Associate Practice Test

CEA Professional Conduct & Organizational Ethics 2