After a Few Years of Being in Business, Employees Who

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Multiple Choice

After a few years of being in business, employees who worked for a start-up software company noticed that the owner overlooked certain questionable actions of high billing associates, versus other employees who worked hard but only brought in an average number of new clients each month. With respect to what you learned in this chapter about the ethical behavior of many Americans, which of the following statements applies here?

• A) This story indicates that moral absolutes are very prevalent today in business settings.
• B) The owner will continue to operate this way until someone blows the whistle.
• C) We cannot expect people in the U.S. to all follow similar ethical patterns because there are too many cultures to deal with. Businesses are no different.
• D) As is often the case today, some leaders will look at each situation individually when making value judgments.

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Definitions:

Normative Influence

The impact of societal norms and expectations on an individual's behavior, often leading to conformity.

Informational Influence

The effect of others' opinions and knowledge on an individual's own attitudes, beliefs, and actions, based on the desire to be correct.

Virtual Groups

Groups of individuals who interact via digital platforms and communication technologies, typically for a shared purpose or goal, without meeting in physical spaces.

Attribution Process

The cognitive process by which people explain the causes of behavior and events.