GGST Situational Judgement: Ethics 2

Question 1

You discover a colleague has been inflating expense reports by small amounts over several months. The colleague is well-liked and nearing retirement. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Report the behavior to your supervisor or ethics office regardless of the colleague's circumstances

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Ignore it since the amounts are small and the colleague is retiring soon

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Confront the colleague privately and ask them to stop, taking no further action

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Warn the colleague anonymously without involving management

Question 2

Your supervisor instructs you to backdate a document to make a missed deadline appear met. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Refuse and explain that falsifying records violates organizational integrity standards

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Comply since following supervisor instructions is your duty

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Ask a colleague to do it so you are not directly responsible

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Complete the task but note your concerns in a private journal

Question 3

A vendor offers your team free tickets to a sporting event as a 'thank you' after your organization awarded them a contract. What is the best course of action?

Accepted Answer

Decline the gift and report the offer to your ethics or compliance office

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Accept the tickets as they were given after the contract decision, so there is no conflict

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Accept but donate the tickets to charity to avoid personal benefit

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Share the tickets equally among team members to minimize individual gain

Question 4

You overhear two colleagues sharing confidential personnel information about a third employee in a public area. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Remind the colleagues that personnel information is confidential and should not be discussed in public

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Do nothing, as you were not part of the conversation

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Report the conversation verbatim to the employee who was discussed

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Share what you heard only with your direct supervisor

Question 5

You are reviewing applications and notice the top candidate shares the same alma mater as you. You feel a slight preference for them. What is the ethical approach?

Accepted Answer

Acknowledge the potential bias, set it aside, and evaluate all candidates solely on merit-based criteria

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Favor the candidate since shared backgrounds often predict cultural fit

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Recuse yourself from the decision entirely to avoid any appearance of bias

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Ask a trusted colleague to confirm your preference is justified

Question 6

A colleague asks you to sign off on work you did not review, saying 'it's just a formality.' What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Decline to sign until you have personally reviewed the work as your signature implies accountability

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Sign since your colleague's assurance reduces your personal risk

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Sign but add a note that the review was not thorough

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Ask the colleague to forge a more senior person's signature instead

Question 7

You learn that your organization is about to publish data you believe contains a significant error that could mislead decision-makers. What is the right course of action?

Accepted Answer

Raise your concern immediately with the responsible team or supervisor before publication

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Stay silent to avoid disrupting the publication timeline

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Correct the data yourself without notifying anyone to save time

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Wait until after publication and then report the error anonymously