GGST Situational Judgement: Ethics 3

Question 1

You are assigned to evaluate proposals and realize one bidder is a company owned by your spouse's sibling. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Disclose the relationship and recuse yourself from evaluating that specific proposal

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Evaluate all proposals objectively since you are a professional

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Evaluate the proposal but give it extra scrutiny to prove impartiality

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Ask your spouse's sibling to withdraw the proposal to avoid awkwardness

Question 2

You complete a task more quickly than expected and have spare time before your deadline. A personal errand would fit in that window. What is the ethical approach?

Accepted Answer

Use the time for additional work tasks or notify your supervisor of your availability

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Run the errand since you earned the time by working efficiently

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Take a long break as a reward for efficiency

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Leave work early since the deliverable will be submitted on time

Question 3

A reporter contacts you directly for comment on a sensitive organizational matter. You have relevant knowledge. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Refer the reporter to the designated communications or public affairs office and make no personal comment

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Provide accurate information to ensure the public is well-informed

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Decline to comment but share background information off the record

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Consult a colleague before deciding whether to respond

Question 4

You notice that a frequently used process in your team systematically disadvantages employees from a particular demographic group. What is the most ethical response?

Accepted Answer

Document your observations and raise the concern with management or the appropriate equity office

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Continue using the process since it has been approved by management

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Informally compensate by favoring affected employees in other decisions

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Wait to see if the pattern continues before acting

Question 5

A teammate asks you to cover for their absence by telling the supervisor they are working remotely when they are actually taking an unauthorized day off. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Decline to misrepresent your colleague's whereabouts and encourage them to be honest with the supervisor

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Agree to cover for your colleague to preserve team loyalty

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Say nothing to the supervisor but also do not actively lie if asked

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Report the colleague immediately to HR to protect yourself

Question 6

You are about to leave for another organization and hold knowledge of a sensitive upcoming policy change. A friend at a competitor asks what you know. What is the right action?

Accepted Answer

Decline to share confidential information, as your duty to protect it continues until your last day and potentially beyond

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Share the information since you will no longer work there soon

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Share vague hints without specific details

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Check your employment contract first and share if it does not explicitly prohibit it

Question 7

You receive praise and a small bonus for a project that succeeded largely due to an overlooked contribution from a junior colleague. What is the ethical thing to do?

Accepted Answer

Acknowledge the colleague's contribution to your supervisor and advocate for their appropriate recognition

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Accept the recognition since you managed the project overall

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Share the bonus informally with the colleague to balance things out

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Tell the colleague privately that you appreciate their work but take no further action