GGST Situational Judgement: Ethics 5

Question 1

A colleague shares their login credentials with you so you can help finish a task while they are away. What is the right action?

Accepted Answer

Decline to use another person's credentials and arrange a legitimate access solution instead

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Use the credentials since your colleague gave explicit permission

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Use the credentials but log all actions you take under them

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Use them only for the specific task and delete them afterward

Question 2

You are part of a hiring panel and another panelist privately asks you to rank a favored candidate higher than your honest assessment to 'balance out' another panelist's low score. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Refuse and submit your honest independent assessment as required by the process

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Comply to maintain collegial relationships on the panel

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Abstain from scoring to avoid the conflict

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Agree only if you independently find the candidate acceptable

Question 3

A project you are leading is running significantly over budget due to planning errors on your part. You are tempted to reclassify some expenses to mask the overrun. What is the ethical course of action?

Accepted Answer

Report the budget overrun accurately and immediately, explaining the cause and proposing corrective action

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Reclassify expenses to protect the project and your reputation

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Absorb some personal costs to offset the overrun without disclosing it

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Wait until the end of the fiscal year when budget adjustments are routine

Question 4

You are asked to destroy records that are subject to a legal hold you were notified about last month. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Refuse to destroy the records and notify legal or compliance that a destruction order conflicts with an active legal hold

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Destroy the records since your supervisor instructed you to

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Destroy copies but retain originals in case they are needed

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Comply but document that you acted under orders

Question 5

You are on a selection committee and realize midway through the process that you have a financial relationship with one of the applicant organizations. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Immediately disclose the relationship to the committee chair and recuse yourself from further deliberations

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Continue if you can commit to being objective about that applicant

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Disqualify the applicant without disclosing your reason to avoid personal scrutiny

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Mention the relationship at the end of the process after a decision is made

Question 6

You discover that a policy your team has been implementing is outdated and may actually violate a newer regulation. What is the appropriate first step?

Accepted Answer

Pause implementation where possible and immediately alert your supervisor and legal or compliance staff

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Continue implementing the policy until officially told otherwise

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Implement the policy selectively based on your own judgment about which cases are affected

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Research the regulation thoroughly on your own before taking any action

Question 7

You are writing a performance review for a subordinate you personally dislike but who has objectively performed well. What is the ethical approach?

Accepted Answer

Write an honest, evidence-based review that accurately reflects the employee's strong performance

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Write a lukewarm review to reflect the overall working relationship

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Ask another supervisor to write the review to remove yourself from the process

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Write a positive review but include vague concerns to balance it