If a Sales Manager Asks Her Subordinates to Falsify Their

question 73

Multiple Choice

If a sales manager asks her subordinates to falsify their sales numbers and justifies it by saying, "The end justifies the means," she is likely making an argument that ______.

• A) lying is essentially a victimless crime
• B) the company must do anything it can to succeed in the marketplace
• C) helping her subordinates do well justifies the minor ethical issue with lying
• D) loyalty is no excuse for poor work performance

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Definitions:

Not Criminally Responsible

A legal defense asserting that an individual was unable to appreciate the nature and quality of an act or distinguish right from wrong due to a mental disorder at the time of committing the act.

Mental Disorder

A health condition characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning.

Criminal Trials

Legal proceedings in which a person charged with a crime is tried in a court, judged, and either acquitted or convicted.

Depressive And Bipolar

Refers to mood disorders characterized by varying periods of depression and manic or hypomanic episodes, affecting mood, energy, and activity levels.